Question: hello...I am new here... and want to just say this is a nice website..thanks.. I just took this picture of …
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hello...I am new here... and want to just say this is a nice website..thanks.. I just took this picture of this clubmoss.. in Dover, Mass.. as there are a lot of these club mosses I wasn't sure what this one was.... I think it is princess pine (dendrolycopodium obscurum) based on the book I am looking at. it was common where I saw it...can you confirm this ? thanks a lot! craymond
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Dear craymond, yes, I do believe you are correct with Dendrolycopodium obscurum. You can see the trophophylls (vegetative leaves) of the main axis are oriented upright (i.e., they are not spreading) and the branches are certainly flattened to a degree. This is our common species of tree-clubmoss in New England. Best wishes.
