A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
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Lycopodiaceae » Huperzia continentalis
Last updated 6/12/2023 by David Giblin.
Huperzia continentalis Testo, A. Haines & A.V. Gilman[HC2]
alpine firmoss
Publication: Systematic Botany 41(4):894-901. 2016.
Origin: Native
selected vouchers: WTU
Notes: Easily confused with Huperzia miyoshiana.
Recently (2016) published in Systematic Botany, in which history of name Huperzia haleakelae is explained. Huperzia haleakelae is known only from Hawaii; all reports from North America are referred to H. continentalis.
References: (none)
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Huperzia haleakalae (Brack.) Holub, misapplied[FNA2]
Lycopodium selago L., misapplied[HC]
