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Huperziaceae
Huperzia

not marked as a favorite taxon Huperzia selago (Linnaeus) Bernhardi ex Martius & Schrank. Common name: Northern Firmoss. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Shale banks. Distribution: This species is circumboreal, ranging south in North America to NY, New England, and the Great Lakes region, and disjunct to s. OH.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA2, K4, NE, NY, POWO, Haines (2003a), Testo, Haines, & Gilman (2016); Huperzia selago (L.) Bernh. ex Schrank & Mart. var. selago — NS; < Huperzia selago (L.) Bernh. ex Mart. & Schrank — Björk (2020); >< Lycopodium selago L. var. appressum Desv. — C, F; >< Lycopodium selago L. var. selago — C, G. Basionym: Lycopodium selago L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Huperzia selago - FNA2

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

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