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Chinese Clubmoss - Huperzia miyoshiana
Other Names:  Lycopodium selago ssp. chinense, Huperzia selago ssp. chinensis, Huperzia chinensis

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Status Under Review
Native Species

Global Rank: G4
State Rank: S2S3
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11 collections at MONTU from 3 western Montana counties.
 
General Description
Shoots to 20 cm. Leaves 3–7 mm long, entire, spreading to ascending, light to dark, lustrous. Gemmae in 2 to 3 whorls at end of annual growth or absent. This description is that given by Lesica for Huperzia miyoshiana (Makino) Ching (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Species Range
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Native
 


Range Comments
In MT only known from Flathead, Missoula and Ravalli counties; AK to NL, south to WA, ID, MT; Japan, Siberia, Korea (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Habitat
Forest (spruce), thickets, streambanks, fens; valleys to lower subalpine (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

References
  • Literature Cited AboveLegend:   View Online Publication
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
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    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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