Derivation of the botanical name:
Lycopodiumfrom the Greek word lycos, "wolf" and podion, diminutive of pous, foot", in reference to the resemblance of the branch tips to a wolf's paw.
annotinum, annotinus, "a year old, of last year", "one year old".
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
- The standard author abbreviation A.Haines is used to indicate Arthur Haines, an American plant biologist specializing in the taxonomy and identification of New England tracheophytes.
Distinguished from other running clubmosses by its individual cones on short stems.
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