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Huperzia appressa

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(Redirected from Lycopodium selago var. appressum) Species of spore-bearing plant

Huperzia appressa
Huperzia appressa growing on Åklinuten in Norway's Blefjell range at an elevation about 1,300 metres (4,300 ft)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Lycophytes
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Lycopodiales
Family: Lycopodiaceae
Genus: Huperzia
Species: H. appressa
Binomial name
Huperzia appressa
(Desv.) Á. Löve & D. Löve
Synonyms
List
  • Huperzia arctica (Tolm.) Sipliv.
  • Huperzia selago subsp. arctica (Tolm.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
  • Huperzia selago subsp. appressa (Bach.Pyl. ex Desv.) D.Löve
  • Huperzia selago var. appressa (Bach.Pyl. ex Desv.) Ching
  • Lycopodium appressum (Bach.Pyl. ex Desv.) Petrov
  • Lycopodium selago subsp. appressum (Bach.Pyl. ex Desv.) Hultén
  • Lycopodium selago f. appressum (Bach.Pyl. ex Desv.) Gelert
  • Lycopodium selago var. appressum Bach.Pyl. ex Desv.
  • Lycopodium selago subsp. arcticum Tolm.
  • Urostachys selago var. appressus (Bach.Pyl. ex Desv.) Herter ex Nessel

Huperzia appressa, commonly known as Appalachian firmoss, is a non-flowering species of plant in the family Lycopodiaceae. It has been reported from the United States, Canada, China, Russia, and several European countries. It is a terrestrial plant up to 10 cm tall, with dichotomously branched stems.

References

  1. Flora of China vol 2-3 p 16.
  2. Flora of North America vol 2.
Taxon identifiers
Huperzia appressa
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