Ferns and More Ferns

Blue Clubmoss

Published: 2023-10-13

Blue Clubmoss, Diphasiastrum tristachyum, is found in a few places in the Eastern United States.

image-26.png iNaturalist map of D. tristachyum

D. tristachyum is a clubmoss. Its distinctive character is there are two pair of twin stroboli at the top of the plant.

diphasiastrum_tristachyum_2.jpg Shelton Open Space, Shelton, CT, USA

diphasiastrum_tristachyum_1.jpg Shelton Open Space, Shelton, CT, USA