Pursh

(Diphasiastrum tristachyum)

Description

Diphasiastrum tristachyum, commonly known as blue clubmoss, blue ground-cedar, ground pine, deep-rooted running-pine or ground cedar, is a North American and Eurasian species of clubmoss.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Lycopodiophyta

Class: Lycopodiopsida

Order:Lycopodiales

Family:Lycopodiaceae

Genus:Diphasiastrum

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