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Austrolycopodium fastigiatum (alpine club moss)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Lycopodium fastigiatum, commonly known as alpine club moss or mountain club moss, is a species of club moss native to New Zealand and Australia. It has an upright, much branched and conifer-like appearance, and can grow up to 10 cm (4 in) high. Lycopodium fastigiatum is widespread across New Zealand including Stewart, Chatham, Adams, Auckland, and Campbell Islands. It has also been found in the Australian States of Tasmania, Victoria, and New South Wales. It grows in mountainous, alpine areas to scrubland. In cold conditions it can have a bright orange appearance.
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Predators

Brachaspis nivalis[1]
Paprides nitidus[1]
Sigaus australis[1]
Trichosurus vulpecula (Common Brushtail)[2]

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1New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Plant-SyNZ™ database
2Brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) diet in a north Westland mixed-beech (Nothofagus) forest, C. Hamish Cochrane, David A. Norton, Craig J. Miller and Robert B. Allen, New Zealand Journal of Ecology (2003) 27(1): 61-65
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0