PLANTS Profile for Huperzia selago var. selago (fir clubmoss)

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PLANTS Profile

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

Symbol:

HUSES

Group:

Lycopod

Family:

Lycopodiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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

R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United States, NH, Mount Washington. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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

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

	LYSE	Lycopodium selago L.
	URSE5	Urostachys selago (L.) Herter ex Nessel

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


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CT, MA, ME, MI, MN, NH, NY, VT, WI), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

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

View 3 genera in Lycopodiaceae, 36 species in Huperzia, 2 varieties in Huperzia selago (L.) Bernh. ex Schrank & Mart.

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

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division	Lycopodiophyta – Lycopods
Class	Lycopodiopsida
Order	Lycopodiales
Family	Lycopodiaceae – Club-moss family
Genus	Huperzia Bernh. – clubmoss
Species	Huperzia selago (L.) Bernh. ex Schrank & Mart. – fir clubmoss
Variety	Huperzia selago (L.) Bernh. ex Schrank & Mart. var. selago – fir clubmoss

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Huperzia selago (L.) Bernh. ex Schrank & Mart. var. selago

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
Lycopodium selago
fir clubmoss		Special Concern
Maine:
Huperzia selago
alpine clubmoss		Threatened
Massachusetts:
Huperzia selago
mountain firmoss		Endangered
New York:
Huperzia selago
fir clubmoss		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
Huperzia selago
mountain clubmoss		Extirpated

Wetland Indicator Status:
Huperzia selago (L.) Bernh. ex Schrank & Mart. var. selago

Lycopodium selago:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FAC

FAC

FACU+

FACU-

FACU

UPL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Huperzia selago (L.) Bernh. ex Schrank & Mart. var. selago

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 528502.

Time Generated: 10/26/2008 08:25 AM MDT