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Huperzia selago var. densa
Huperzia selago (L.) Bernh. ex Schrank & Mart. var. densa Trevis.
Alpine Clubmoss, Fir Clubmoss, Mountain Clubmoss, Mountain Firmoss, Northern Fir-moss
Lycopodiaceae (Club-moss family)
Synonym(s): Huperzia selago ssp. arctica, Lycopodium appressum, Lycopodium arcticum, Lycopodium selago ssp. appressum, Lycopodium selago ssp. arcticum, Lycopodium selago var. appressum
USDA Symbol: HUSED
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb , Subshrub
Size Notes: Up to about 5 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Not ApplicableBloom Notes: Non-flowering, reproduced by spores, and vegetatively by gemmae.
Distribution
USA: MA , MICanada: NL , NS , NT , NU , SK , YT
Native Habitat: Terrestrial in sandy borrow pits, ditches, lakeshore swales and conifer swamps, rarely on acidic, igneous rock or calcareous coast cliffs.
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 selago var. densa in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Huperzia selago var. densa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Huperzia selago var. densa
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-04Research By: CBR