Lycopodiaceae
Chinese clubmoss
Huperzia chinensis
- Family
- Lycopodiaceae
- Genus
- Huperzia
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Huperzia chinensisLycopodiaceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 中华石杉, 中華石杉, 岩石松
- English
- Chinese clubmoss
Synonyms
- Huperzia selago subsp. chinensis (Christ) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Huperzia takingensis Ching
- Lycopodium chinense Christ
- Lycopodium selago subsp. chinense (Christ) Hultén
- Lycopodium selago var. chinense (Christ) Ohwi
- Urostachys chinense (Christ) Herter ex Nessel
- Urostachys chinensis Herter ex Nessel
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.