Diphasiastrum alpinum

Diphasiastrum alpinum, Nordschwarzwald, Deutschland

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lycopodiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Lycopodiophyta Classis: Lycopodiopsida Subclassis: Lycopodiidae Ordo: Lycopodiales

Familia: Lycopodiaceae
Subfamilia: Lycopodioideae
Genus: Diphasiastrum
Species: Diphasiastrum alpinum

Name

Diphasiastrum alpinum (L.) Holub, Preslia 47(2): 107 (1975).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Lycopodium alpinum L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1104 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Lepidotis alpina (L.) P.Beauv., Prodr. Aethéogam. 107 (1805).
  • Stachygynandrum alpinum (L.) C.Presl, Abh. (K.) Böhm. Ges. Wiss., Math.-Naturw. Cl. 5(3): 583 (1845).
  • Lycopodium complanatum subsp. alpinum (L.) Hook.f., Student. Fl. Brit. Isl., ed. 3: 524 (1870).
  • Diphasium alpinum (L.) Rothm., Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 54: 65 (1944).
  • Diphasiastrum complanatum subsp. alpinum (L.) Jermy, Fern Gaz. 13: 260 (1989).
• Heterotypic
  • Lycopodium chamarense Turcz. ex Ledeb., Fl. Ross. 4: 498 (1853). nom. inval.
  • Lycopodium cupressifolium Opiz, Kratos 1(4): 15 (1819).
    • Lycopodium alpinum subsp. cupressifolium (Opiz) Dostál, Kvetena CSR: 8 (1948).
  • Lycopodium alpinum var. sabinifolium Eaton in A.Gray, Manual, ed. 6: 696 (1890).
  • Lycopodium alpinum subsp. kablikianum Domin, Rozpr. Ceské Akad. Ved, Tr. 2, Vedy Mat. Prír. 47(19): 13 (1937).
    • Diphasiastrum kablikianum (Domin) Dostál in G.Hegi, Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur., ed. 3. 1(1): 35 (1984 publ. 1983).
  • Lycopodium alpinum var. planiramulosum Takeda, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 23(275): 229 (1909).
    • Diphasiastrum alpinum var. planiramulosum (Takeda) Satou, Hikobia 12(3): 268 (1997).
  • Lycopodium alpinum f. umbrosum Porsild, Meddel. Grønland 93(3): 23 (1935).
  • Diphasiastrum alpinum var. ergakense Stepanov, Botanika (Stepanov): 23 (2017).

Hybrids

• Diphasiastrum × issleri (Rouy) Holub
• Diphasiastrum × oellgaardii Stoor et al.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Denmark, Finland, Føroyar, Great Britain, Iceland, Ireland (Eire, Northern Ireland), Norway, Svalbard, Sweden Regional: Middle Europe Austria (Österreich, Liechtenstein), Belgium (extinct), Czechia-Slovakia (Czech Republic, Slovakia), Germany (Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen (extinct), Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen), Poland, Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe Corse, France, Spain (Andorra, España) Regional: Southeastern Europe Bulgaria, Italy, Romania, Northwest Balkan Peninsula (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia) Regional: Eastern Europe North European Russia, Ukraine. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Siberia Altay, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Tuva, West Siberia, Yakutiya Regional: Russian Far East Amur, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Kuril Islands, Magadan, Primorye, Sakhalin Regional: Middle Asia Kazakhstan Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus (Abkhaziya, Adzhariya, Gruziya) Regional: Western Asia Türkiye Regional: China Manchuria (Heilongjiang, Jilin). Regional: Mongolia Mongolia. Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Korea (North Korea). Continental: Northern America Regional: Subarctic America Aleutian Islands, Alaska, Greenland, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon. Regional: Western Canada Alberta, British Columbia. Regional: Eastern Canada Labrador, Newfoundland, Québec. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Idaho, Montana, Washington. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Holub, J. 1975. Diphasiastrum, a new genus in Lycopodiaceae. Preslia 47(2): 97–110. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2025. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Diphasiastrum alpinum Accessed: 10 Sep 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Diphasiastrum alpinum. Published online. Accessed: May 17 2019. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Diphasiastrum alpinum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 May 17. Reference page. 
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Diphasiastrum alpinum in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2019 May 17.Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Diphasiastrum alpinum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 May 2019. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• čeština: Plavuník alpínský
• dansk: Bjerg-Ulvefod
• Deutsch: Alpen-Flachbärlapp
• English: Alpine Clubmoss
• suomi: Tunturilieko
• íslenska: Litunarjafni
• Nederlands: Alpenwolfsklauw
• norsk: Fjelljamne
• polski: Widlicz alpejski
• svenska: Fjällummer

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