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Huperzia  Bernh.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 202451

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Urostachys Herter
  
    Plananthus P. Beauv. ex Mirb.
  
  Common Name(s): clubmoss [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2023   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionLycopodiophytina   
                   ClassLycopodiopsida   
                      SubclassLycopodiidae   
                         OrderLycopodiales  – clubmosses  
                            FamilyLycopodiaceae  – club mosses, club-moss family  
                               SubfamilyHuperzioideae W.H. Wagner & Beitel ex B. Ĝllg.  
                                  GenusHuperzia Bernh. – clubmoss  
    Direct Children:  
                                     SpeciesHuperzia acerosa (Sw.) Holub – Puerto Rico clubmoss 
                                     SpeciesHuperzia appalachiana Beitel & Mickel – Appalachian clubmoss 
                                     SpeciesHuperzia aqualupiana (Spring) Rothm. – treetrunk clubmoss 
                                     SpeciesHuperzia X bartleyi (Cusick) Kartesz & Gandhi – Bartley's clubmoss 
                                     SpeciesHuperzia X buttersii (Abbe) Kartesz & Gandhi – Butters' clubmoss 
                                     SpeciesHuperzia X carlquistii Beitel & W.H. Wagner  
                                     SpeciesHuperzia erosa Beitel & W.H. Wagner – toothed clubmoss 
                                     SpeciesHuperzia X erubescens (Brack.) Holub – clubmoss 
                                     SpeciesHuperzia funiformis (Cham. ex Spring) Trevis. – royal clubmoss 
                                     SpeciesHuperzia X gillettii Beitel & W.H. Wagner  
                                     SpeciesHuperzia haleakalae (Brack.) Holub – Pacific clubmoss 
                                     SpeciesHuperzia hippuridea (Christ) Holub  
                                     SpeciesHuperzia X josephbeitelii A. Haines  
                                     SpeciesHuperzia X koolauensis (W.H. Wagner) Kartesz  
                                     SpeciesHuperzia linifolia (L.) Trevis. – needleleaf clubmoss 
                                     SpeciesHuperzia lucidula (Michx.) Trevis. – shining clubmoss 
                                     SpeciesHuperzia X medeirosii Beitel & W.H. Wagner  
                                     SpeciesHuperzia miyoshiana (Makino) Ching – Chinese clubmoss 
                                     SpeciesHuperzia montana (Underw. & F.E. Lloyd) Holub  
                                     SpeciesHuperzia occidentalis (Clute) Kartesz & Gandhi – western clubmoss 
                                     SpeciesHuperzia pithyoides (Schltdl. & Cham.) Holub  
                                     SpeciesHuperzia porophila (Lloyd & Underw.) Holub – rock clubmoss 
                                     SpeciesHuperzia reflexa (Lam.) Trevis. – Antilles clubmoss 
                                     SpeciesHuperzia selago (L.) Bernh. ex Schrank & Mart. – fir clubmoss, fir club moss 
                                     SpeciesHuperzia serrata (Thunb.) Trevis. – toothed clubmoss 
                                     SpeciesHuperzia sintenisii (Herter) Holub – Sintenis' clubmoss 
                                     SpeciesHuperzia subintegra (Hillebr.) Beitel & W.H. Wagner – Kauai clubmoss 
                                     SpeciesHuperzia X sulcinervia (Spring) Trevis. – monarch clubmoss 
                                     SpeciesHuperzia tenuicaulis (Underw. & Lloyd) B. Ĝllg. – narrowleaf clubmoss 
                                     SpeciesHuperzia wilsonii (Underw. & Lloyd) B. Ĝllg. – Wilson's clubmoss 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan R. Smith   
  Notes: Research Botanist, University Herbarium, 1001 Valley Life Sciences Bldg. #2465, Berkeley, California, 94720-2465, USA   
  Reference for: Huperzia    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), 2007 - 2011, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/paper.pl?language=en   
  Reference for: Huperzia   
       
  Source: Lycopodiaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Huperzia   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Huperzia   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Huperzia   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Huperzia   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Christenhusz, Maarten J. M., Xian-Chun Zhang, and Harald Schneider   
  Publication Date: 2011   
  Article/Chapter Title: A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Phytotaxa, vol. 19   
  Page(s): 7-54   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 1179-3155   
  Notes: Available online at http://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/content/2011/f/pt00019p054.pdf   
  Reference for: Huperzia   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Field, Ashley R., Weston Testo, Peter D. Bostock, Joseph A.M. Holtum, and Michelle Waycott   
  Publication Date: 2015   
  Article/Chapter Title: Molecular phylogenetics and the morphology of the Lycopodiaceae subfamily Huperzioideae supports three genera: Huperzia, Phlegmariurus and Phylloglossum   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 94   
  Page(s): 635-657   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 1055-7903   
  Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.09.024   
  Reference for: Huperzia   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Ĝllgaard, B. / Davidse, Gerrit, Mario Sousa Sánchez, and Sandra Knapp, eds.   
  Publication Date: 1995   
  Article/Chapter Title: 3. Lycopodiaceae   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Flora Mesoamericana, vol. 1: Psilotaceae a Salviniaceae   
  Page(s): 5-22   
  Publisher: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México   
  Publication Place: Mexico City, Mexico   
  ISBN/ISSN: 968-36-4700-6   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Huperzia   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Ĝllgaard, Benjamin   
  Publication Date: 1989   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Index of the Lycopodiaceae   
  Page(s): 135   
  Publisher: The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters   
  Publication Place: Copenhagen, Denmark   
  ISBN/ISSN: 87-7304-195-5   
  Notes: Alternately may be cited as a periodical: Biologiske Skrifter 34: 1-135. ISSN 0366-3612   
  Reference for: Huperzia   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group   
  Publication Date: 2016   
  Article/Chapter Title: A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Journal of Systematics and Evolution, vol. 54, no. 6   
  Page(s): 563-603   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 1759-6831   
  Notes: doi: 10.1111/jse.12229   
  Reference for: Huperzia   
       

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