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Huperzia haleakalae

Huperzia haleakalae (Brack.) Holub

Alpine Fir-moss, Haleakala Firmoss, Pacific Clubmoss, Pacific Firmoss

Lycopodiaceae (Club-moss family)

Synonym(s): Lycopodium haleakalae, Urostachys haleakalae

USDA Symbol: HUHA

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

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Size Notes: Up to about 5 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Not Applicable
Bloom Notes: Non-flowering, reproduced by spores, and vegetatively by gemmae.

Distribution

USA: AK , CO , HI , MT , WA , WY
Canada: AB , BC , MB , YT
Native Habitat: Terrestrial in exposed, moist meadows and mossy heaths in alpine and subalpine zones.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:		FACU	FACU				FAC			FACU

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 43 - Hawaiian Native Plant Genera (2006) University of Hawaii
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

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

Metadata

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

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