Lycopodiella ×shortii

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Family:	LYCOPODIACEAE
Species:	Lycopodiella ×shortii D.D. Spauld.
Common Name:	Short's Clubmoss
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Perennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	**
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	Short's Clubmoss is a natural F1 hybrid formed by the crossing of L. alopecuroides & L. prostrata. The hybrid could potentially be found where both parental species co-occur. The epithet honors American Botanist John W. Short (1952- ) a scholar of seedless vascular plants in Alabama.
Status:	Native
References:	Spaulding, D.D. 2025. A new name for a hybrid bog clubmoss from the southeastern United States. Paysonia 6: 9-13.

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Classification

Family	LYCOPODIACEAE - Clubmoss family
Genus	Lycopodiella
Species	Lycopodiella ×shortii D.D. Spauld. - Short's Clubmoss

Citation	Lycopodiella × shortii D.D. Spaulding, Paysonia 6: 9. 2025.
Basionym:	**
Type:	USA: ALABAMA: Escambia Co.: US-29 in Conecuh National Forest, about 2 miles west from Covington Co. line 21 Oct 1982, Short 1301 (holotype: AUA).

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No synonyms exist for this species.

No synonyms exist for this species.

No specimens exist for this species.

For more information, contact: Brian R. Keener, Ph.D.

Data last modified: 11/29/2025

Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2025. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.