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Lycophytes: Lycopodiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Huperzia lucidula
FAMILY
Huperziaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Huperzia lucidula
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 003-01-001:
Lycopodium lucidulum
FAMILY
Lycopodiaceae
COMMON NAME:
Shining Clubmoss, Shining Firmoss
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_hulu2_005_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_lylu_001_lvd
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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JK Marlow jkm180310_0528b
March Pickens County SC
Nine Times Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm0507o_15
July Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
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Keith Bradley kab_h_lucidula_78773
August Hamilton County NY
Adirondack State Park
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JK Marlow jkm190914_1520
September Swain County NC
Great Smoky Mountains National Park