INTRODUCTION

Image of Lycopodium paniculatum

X Region, Alerce Costero, Chile
Altitude: 700-900 m. 03 20, 2007

DESCRIPTION

Plant type: Fern
Creeping Plant

Height: 20 cm.

Image of Lycopodium paniculatum

X Region, Alerce Costero, Chile
Altitude: 700-900 m. 03 20, 2007

HABITAT

In Chile this species grows in the following environmental conditions:

Habitat according to altitude:

Coastal mountains, 500 - 2000 m.
Coastal areas, 0 - 500 m

Watering conditions:

Humid areas, with almost constant rainfall. Short dry periods are possible (generally not longer than 1 month).

Light conditions:

In shadow. Steep slopes facing south or a vegetation cover which filters 40 - 80 % of light.
In deep shadow. Deep ravines facing south with additional shadow from trees, or where there is a very dense vegetation cover which gives 80 - 100 % shadow (for instance, the Valdivian forests)

Image of Lycopodium paniculatum

X Region, Alerce Costero, Chile
Altitude: 700-900 m. 03 20, 2007

USES

Some ornamental value (B)

Image of Lycopodium paniculatum

X Region, Alerce Costero, Chile
Altitude: 700-900 m. 03 20, 2007

GROWING TIPS

This species has the following hardiness:

USDA Hardiness Zone 9. The plant does not tolerate snow, but can tolerate occasional freezing spells of about - 5° C (the typical morning frost of central Chile).

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More species from the same Lycopodiaceae family in our data base:

Lycopodium alboffii

Lycopodium paniculatum (Pimpinela)