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Huperzia appressa

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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
  • Lycopodium selago L. var. appressum Desv.

Huperzia appressa (common name, Appalachian firmoss) is a non-flowering plant in the 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.[1][2]

Naming history: Huperzia appressa (Desv.) Á. Löve & D. Löve, Bot. Not. 114: 34. 1961.[3]= Lycopodium selago L. var. appressum Desv., Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6(2): 180. 1827[4]

References

  1. ^ Flora of China vol 2-3 p 16.
  2. ^ Flora of North America vol 2.
  3. ^ Á. Löve & D. Löve, Botaniska Notiser 114: 34. 1961.
  4. ^ Desvaux, Mémoirs de la Societé Linnée de Paris 6(2): 180. 1827.