Club Mosses and Spike Mosses of Berrien County Michigan

The club mosses and spike mosses belong to the Class Lycopodiopsida (formerly Lycopsida), and are usually lumped with the other non-flowering vascular plants in a group known as the fern allies. They are represented in Berrien County by 5 species in 2 orders, 2 families, and 3 genera. The following list is based on the Online Atlas of Michigan Plants:

ORDER LYCOPODIALES

Family Lycopodicaceae (club-moss family):

Huperzia lucidula, shining clubmoss

Lycopodiella inundata, inundated clubmoss

Lycopodiella margueritiae, Marguerite’s clubmoss

Lycopodiella subappressa, northern bog clubmoss

ORDER SELAGINELALES

Family Selaginellaceae (spike-moss family):

Selaginella eclipse, hidden spikemoss