Huperzia serrata, the toothed clubmoss,[3] is a plant known as a firmoss. The species is native to eastern Asia (China, Tibet, Japan, the Korean peninsula, the Russian Far East).[4] It is also found in the main islands of Hawaii with the exception of Maui, but is considered vulnerable by NatureServe.[1]

Huperzia serrata

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Lycophytes
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Lycopodiales
Family: Lycopodiaceae
Genus: Huperzia
Species:
H. serrata
Binomial name
Huperzia serrata
(Thunb. ex Murray) Trevis.
Synonyms[2]
  • Lycopodium serratum Thunb.
  • Urostachys serratus (Thunb.) Herter
  • Huperzia selago ssp. serrata (Thunb.) Á. Löve & D. Löve
  • Huperzia serrata var. serrata (Thunb.) Trevis.

References

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  1. ^ a b NatureServe (30 June 2023). "Huperzia serrata". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Huperzia serrata (Thunb.) Trevis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  3. ^ NRCS. "Huperzia serrata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  4. ^ Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (April 2020), "Huperzia serrata", World Ferns, 8.30, archived from the original on 2017-09-02, retrieved 2020-09-16