Southern Bog Clubmoss is an evergreen, herbaceous perennial, clubmoss found in boggy areas, swamps and savannas of the eastern United States and Canada. It is a North Carolina native, although relatively rare in the Piedmont and the mountains. At maturity, it will reach around 12 inches tall and 16 inches wide. It is not a flowering plant, but is a seedless plant composed of sterile and fertile stems. The sterile stems are close to the ground and spread horizontally supported by adventitious roots. The fertile stems are upright and topped with a spore-producing structure. Southern Bog Clubmoss does best in consistently wet, sandy, acidic soil in partial shade. To cultivate, you should place a thin layer of peat on moist sand and water with rain water or distilled water, taking care to avoid alkaline or hard water. Diseases, Insect Pests, and Other Plant Problems: No known diseases or insect pests.
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.