Lycophytes: Lycopodiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Huperzia lucidula
FAMILY
Huperziaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Huperzia lucidula
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Huperzia lucidula
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 003-01-001:
Lycopodium lucidulum FAMILY Lycopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Lycopodium lucidulum
COMMON NAME:
Shining Clubmoss, Shining Firmoss
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JK Marlow jkm120211_028
February Spartanburg County SC
Conspicuous annual constrictions give stem a slightly ragged profile, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
JK Marlow jkm090321_249
March Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
Leaves lance-shaped and in tight bushy spirals around the stem, per Ferns of the Smokies (Evans, 2005).
JK Marlow jkm150322_872b
March Pickens County SC
Nine Times Preserve
Mature plants w bands of fertile leaves, a single sporangia per leaf base, per Ferns of the Smokies (Evans, 2005).
JK Marlow jkm150322_876
March Pickens County SC
Nine Times Preserve
Largest leaves broadest at or above middle, w distinctively toothed edges, per Peterson Field Guide to Ferns of Northeastern and Central North America.
JK Marlow jkm180310_0528b
March Pickens County SC
Nine Times Preserve
Sporophylls shorter, narrower, and less serrate than sterile leaves, per Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia (Snyder & Bruce, 1986).
JK Marlow jkm190914_1520
September Swain County NC
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Sterile leaves lance-shaped, broadened and serrate above middle, per Field Guide to the Ferns and Other Pteridophytes of Georgia (Snyder & Bruce, 1986).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Huperzia lucidula
FAMILY
Huperziaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Huperzia lucidula
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Huperzia lucidula
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 003-01-001:
Lycopodium lucidulum
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Ferns of the Southeastern States (Small, 1938)
Lycopodium lucidulum