Date Photo Taken: October 10, 2010
Location: Elijay, GA
Posted By: tarteach96
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We saw this while hiking in Elijay last week. It grows in large patches (10 yds square) on the forest floor. Seems to be in lower/moister areas. It’s a wild plant. Any ideas?
j_ingeorgia Flower Fanatic says:
Ground pine or club moss.
October 18th, 2010 at 6:53 pmhttp://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LYOB
http://www.organicforest.org/article.php?id=26
http://www.twofrog.com/groundpine.html
mountain man Unregistered says:
Yes, very common on Scoggins Knob and on Benton MacKaye trail
October 19th, 2010 at 8:18 pmDub Strickland Unregistered says:
I have always known this as ground cedar. Walter has a paragraph about it. http://www.walterreeves.com/gardening-q-and-a/ground-cedar-lycopodium/
Researching a little makes me think “Diphasiastrum digitatum” may be the most current scientific name.
Wikipedia has a good explanation of the nomenclature.
October 21st, 2010 at 9:05 amhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diphasiastrum_digitatum