- Huperzia lucidula
Taxobox
name = Shining Firmoss
image_width = 240px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Lycopodiophyta
classis =Lycopodiopsida
ordo = Lycopodiales
familia =Huperziaceae
genus = "Huperzia "
species = "H. lucidula"
binomial = "Huperzia lucidula"
binomial_authority = (Michaux) Trevisan"Huperzia lucidula", Shining Firmoss or Shining Clubmoss, is a bright
evergreen , rhizomatousclubmoss of the genus "Huperzia".They grow in loose tufts 14-20 cm long, occasionally up to 1 m long. The leaves are 7-11 mm long (shorter, 3-6 mm, at annual nodes), narrow, lance-shaped, shiny, and evergreen. The edges are irregularly toothed. The
sporangia (spore cases) are nestled in the bases of the upper leaves.The roots of this plant grow from a creeping, branching, underground
rhizome .The Shining firmoss ranges in
Canada fromManitoba to Newfoundland, and south into theUnited States toMissouri andthe Carolinas . Its habitat includes rich, acidsoil s in cool, moistconifer ous and mixedhardwood forests, bog and stream edges, and hillsides. They occasionally grow on cliffs and ledges and on shady, mossy, acidicsandstone .The specific name "lucidula" comes from the
Latin and means "shining". This is in reference to the plants bright, vivid green color.References
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=200002697 Flora of North America - "Huperzia lucidula"] [http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=5058&flora_id=1 Range
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* [http://www.rook.org/earl/bwca/nature/ferns/huperzialuc.html Huperzia lucidula - Shining Clubmoss]
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