Ground-pine
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Ground-pine is the common name given to at least three different species of plant. Most frequently it is applied to one of the clubmosses;
- Lycopodium obscurumLycopodium obscurumLycopodium obscurum, commonly called ground pine or princess pine, is a species of clubmoss in the family Lycopodiaceae. It is a close relative of other treelike Lycopodium such as L. dendroideum and L. Hickeyi. It is distributed from Alabama to the east coast of the United States, and north into...
but sometimes also to - Lycopodium complanatum.
- The name is also used for Ajuga chamaepitysBugle (plant)Ajuga , also known as Bugleweed, Ground pine or Carpet bugle, is a genus of about 40–50 species of annual and perennial herbaceous flowering plants in the mint family Lamiaceae, with most species native to Europe, Asia, and Africa, but also two species in southeastern Australia...
or yellow bugle, a small shrub which at some stages of its growth resembles pine seedlings and also smells somewhat similar when the leaves are crushed.