Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Tracheophyta
Divisio: Lycopodiophyta
Classis: Lycopodiopsida
Subclassis: Lycopodiidae
Ordo: Lycopodiales
Familia: Lycopodiaceae
Subfamilia: Huperzioideae
Genus: Huperzia
Species: Huperzia appalachiana
Name
Huperzia appalachiana Beitel & Mickel, Amer. Fern J. 82: 45 (1992).
Typus: New York, Mt. Marcy, 5000', 29 Aug 1892, N.L.Britton s.n. (NY)
Distribution
Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America
Regional: Subarctic America
Greenland.
Regional: Eastern Canada
Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, St.-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec.
Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
Minnesota, Wisconsin.
Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont,
Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.
References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Links
Hassler, M. & Schmitt, B. 2019. World Ferns. Checklist of the Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Version 7.71 – March 2019. Accessed 15 May 2019.
Hassler, M. 2019. Huperzia appalachiana – World Ferns: Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World . In: Roskov Y., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J. & Penev L. (eds.) 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 May 15.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Huperzia appalachiana. Published online. Accessed: May 15 2019.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Huperzia appalachiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 May 15. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2019. Huperzia appalachiana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 May 2019.
USDA NRCS PLANTS Profile
Vernacular names
English: Appalachian Club Moss, Mountain Firmoss, Mountain Fir Clubmoss
norsk: Fjell-Lusegras
Huperzia appalachiana is a species of clubmoss.[1][2][3][4]
Description
The original description is:
Stems tufted to shortly decumbent (1 cm (0.39 in)), erect portions of stem 6–10 cm (2.4–3.9 in) tall. Stems appear to live for definite periods (about 10 years of spore production), then senesce and the entire plant dies. New stems produced by gemmae, which fall at base of older plant. Growth during juvenile period erect. Stems showing no annual constrictions. Mature portion of stem with markedly small leaves. Leaves ascending to spreading in juvenile portion, ascending to appressed in mature portion. Plants uniformly green to yellow-green. Adaxial leaf surfaces with large number of stomates (35-60 per half leaf). Leaf margin entire with occasional small papillae formed by marginal [3]
Range
Restricted to acidic rock at high elevations along the lower Appalachians, and to northern latitudes elsewhere, generally near the Canadian border in Vermont, Maine, and Michigan, and up into the Canadian Shield.[3]
Habitat
Acidic rock, occasionally exposed cliff faces.[3]
Etymology
Appalachiana is the Latin adjectival form of Appalachia.
References
Citizen science observations for Huperzia appalachiana at iNaturalist
"Huperzia appalachiana in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
Beitel, Joseph M.; Mickel, John Thomas (1992-04-01). "The Appalachian Firmoss, a New Species in the Huperzia selago (Lycopodiaceae) Complex in Eastern North America, with a New Combination for the Western Firmoss". American Fern Journal. 82 (2): 41. doi:10.2307/1547376.
"Huperzia appalachiana". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
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