Plants Profile for Huperzia lucidula (shining clubmoss)

General Information
Symbol:	HULU2
Group:	Lycopod
Family:	Lycopodiaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb Subshrub
Native Status:	CAN N L48 N PR N SPM N
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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Patrick J. Alexander. Usage Requirements.

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Provided by USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI). Usage Requirements.

USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Provided by NRCS National Wetland Team. Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 44. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
HULUT	Huperzia lucidula (Michx.) Trevis. var. tryonii (Mohlenbr.) Mohlenbr.
HUSEL	Huperzia selago (L.) Bernh. ex Schrank & Mart. ssp. lucidula (Michx.) Á. Löve & D. Löve
LYLU	Lycopodium lucidulum Michx.
LYLUT	Lycopodium lucidulum Michx. var. tryonii Mohlenbr.
LYRE	Lycopodium reflexum Sw., non Lam.
URLU2	Urostachys lucidulus (Michx.) Herter ex Nessel

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Division	Lycopodiophyta – Lycopods
Class	Lycopodiopsida
Order	Lycopodiales
Family	Lycopodiaceae – Club-moss family
Genus	Huperzia Bernh. – clubmoss
Species	Huperzia lucidula (Michx.) Trevis. – shining clubmoss

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
New York shining firmoss Exploitably Vulnerable

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

Top Level Regions
Caribbean	FAC

North America
Arid West	FACW
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	FACW
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	FACW
Great Plains	FACW
Midwest	FACW
Northcentral & Northeast	FAC
Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast	FACW