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Huperzia selago var. selago

Huperzia selago (L.) Bernh. ex Schrank & Mart. var. selago

Alpine Clubmoss, Fir Clubmoss, Mountain Clubmoss, Mountain Firmoss, Northern Fir-moss

Lycopodiaceae (Club-moss family)

Synonym(s): Lycopodium selago, Urostachys selago

USDA Symbol: HUSES

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (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 , CT , MA , ME , MI , MN , NH , NY , VT , WI
Canada: AB , BC , MB , NB , NL , NS , NT , NU , ON , QC , 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.

Additional resources

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

Metadata

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

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