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Huperzia ×buttersii

Huperzia ×buttersii (Abbe) Kartesz & Gandhi

Butters' Clubmoss, Butters' Firmoss, Clubmoss

Lycopodiaceae (Club-moss family)

Synonym(s): Lycopodium ×buttersii

USDA Symbol: HUBU

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

Natural hybrid of Huperzia lucidula and H. selago.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub , Shrub
Size Notes: Up to about 18 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Not Applicable
Bloom Notes: Non-flowering plant.

Distribution

USA: ME , MI , MN , NH , OH , VT , WI
Canada: NL , ON
Native Habitat: Terrestrial in shaded conifer and mixed hardwood forests, borrow pits, ditches.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Huperzia �buttersii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Huperzia �buttersii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Huperzia �buttersii

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-04
Research By: CBR

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