Dendrolycopodium obscurum (L.) A.Haines
princess-pine, groundpine, tree clubmoss
princess-pine, groundpine, tree clubmoss
January 16,
Blue Hills Reservation, Milton
Cones (strobiles or strobili) of tree clubmoss ripening during the winter. Each cone leaf is called sporophyll, as it holds a single sporangium, a case containing spores.