Genus: Diphasiastrum
ground-cedar
This genus has sporophylls grouped in a stalked, terminal strobilus (compare with Huperzia). Diphasiastrum hybrids can be locally common, particularly in mixed-species populations Reference: Wilce 1965.
![Spores: Diphasiastrum complanatum. ~ By Robbin Moran. ~ Copyright © 2019 Robbin Moran. ~ rmoran[at]nybg.org ~ Plant Systematics - www.plantsystematics.org/](https://newfs.s3.amazonaws.com/taxon-images-1000s1000/Lycopodiaceae/diphasiastrum-complanatum-sp-rmoran-b.jpg)
![Vegetative leaves: Diphasiastrum complanatum. ~ By Robbin Moran. ~ Copyright © 2019 Robbin Moran. ~ rmoran[at]nybg.org ~ Plant Systematics - www.plantsystematics.org/](https://newfs.s3.amazonaws.com/taxon-images-1000s1000/Lycopodiaceae/diphasiastrum-complanatum-tr-rmoran.jpg)
Family
Lycopodiaceae (club moss family)
This Genus’s Species in New England:
Visit this genus in the Dichotomous Key