Diphasiastrum digitatum (A.Braun) Holub

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Iowa

• County/Municipio

  Mahaska Co.

• Locality

  The Russell Wildlife Area is approximately 3 miles north of Oskaloosa.

• Coordinates

  41.3574, -92.6319

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  969

• Georeferencing Method

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• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

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BOTANICAL
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Ada Hayden Herbarium
Iowa State University
Flora of Iowa
Lvcopodium diaitatum A. Br.
Mahaska County: T76N R15W Section 30 SE4 NE4 SW4 NE4
UTM (NAD83, 15T): 531092 East, 4578724 North
The Russell Wildlife Area is owned by the Mahaska County Conservation
Board and is approximately 3 miles north of Oskaloosa. Portions of this site
have been mined for limestone. The Russell Wildlife Area is on the Southern
Iowa Drift Plain.
Lvcopodium diaitatum occurs as a large clone (approximately 6 meters by 8
meters) iri a young, degraded oak forest. Most of the clone is growing under
shrubs and saplings. The clone is just south/southeast of a mowed trail. Less
than 0.1 percent of the ramets appear to have cones (immature). Lvcopodium
diaitatum is associated with Betula nigra. Corn us drummondii. Quercus
imbricaria. Rosa multiflora. Solidaao canadensis. Toxicodendron radicans and
Zanthoxvlum americanum.
Mark J. Leoschke 2498
August 14, 2004