Species of spore-bearing plant
Huperzia appressa
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Huperzia appressa growing on Åklinuten in Norway's Blefjell range at an elevation about 1,300 metres (4,300 ft)
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom:
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Plantae
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Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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Clade:
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Lycophytes
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Class:
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Lycopodiopsida
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Order:
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Lycopodiales
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Family:
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Lycopodiaceae
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Genus:
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Huperzia
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Species:
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H. appressa
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Binomial name
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Huperzia appressa
(Desv.) Á. Löve & D. Löve
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Synonyms
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List
- Huperzia arctica (Tolm.) Sipliv.
- Huperzia selago subsp. arctica (Tolm.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Huperzia selago subsp. appressa (Bach.Pyl. ex Desv.) D.Löve
- Huperzia selago var. appressa (Bach.Pyl. ex Desv.) Ching
- Lycopodium appressum (Bach.Pyl. ex Desv.) Petrov
- Lycopodium selago subsp. appressum (Bach.Pyl. ex Desv.) Hultén
- Lycopodium selago f. appressum (Bach.Pyl. ex Desv.) Gelert
- Lycopodium selago var. appressum Bach.Pyl. ex Desv.
- Lycopodium selago subsp. arcticum Tolm.
- Urostachys selago var. appressus (Bach.Pyl. ex Desv.) Herter ex Nessel
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Huperzia appressa, commonly known as Appalachian firmoss, is a non-flowering species of plant in the family Lycopodiaceae. It has been reported from the United States, Canada, China, Russia, and several European countries. It is a terrestrial plant up to 10 cm tall, with dichotomously branched stems.[1][2]
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