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It has a height of 0 – 1 ft. Cedar Moss provides shelter for many animals such as: spotted salamander, meadow vole, common five-lined skink, and the Eastern worm snake. See if you can spot any of these while you are hiking. Have fun.

Cedar Moss

Cedar moss is not really a moss, but more of a subshrub or a fern. It is a member of the club moss family. The club moss family is a family of ferns belonging to the order of Lycopodiales. Cedar moss is used in homeopathic medicine. Cedar moss is eaten by humans through medicine. It can help treat digestive issues and some mental problems. Make sure to see a doctor before taking any of this medicine. 

Sources for the information.

http://www.wisegeekhealth.com/what-are-the-uses-of-lycopodium-in-homeopathy.htm

http://www.audioenglish.org/dictionary/clubmoss_family.htm

http://www.carolinanature.com/trees/lydi.html

http://wild.its.utexas.edu/plants/result.php?id_plant=lydi3

http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/running_cedar.htm

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