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Lycopodiaceae

Fir clubmoss

Huperzia miyoshiana (Makino) Ching

Family
Lycopodiaceae
Genus
Huperzia

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
东北石杉, 岩石松
English
Fir clubmoss, Miyoshi's clubmoss

Synonyms

  • Huperzia chinensis subsp. miyoshiana (Makino) Tzvelev
  • Huperzia miyoshiana var. coreana (Hayata) Ching
  • Huperzia selago var. miyoshianus (Makino) Roy L.Taylor & MacBryde
  • Lycopodium chinense Tagawa
  • Lycopodium miyoshianum Makino
  • Lycopodium miyoshianum var. coreanum Hayata
  • Lycopodium selago subsp. miyoshianum (Makino) Calder & Roy L.Taylor
  • Lycopodium selago var. chinense Ohwi
  • Lycopodium selago var. miyoshianum (Makino) Makino
  • Lycopodium tenuifolium Herter
  • Urostachys miyoshiana var. coreanus (Hayata) Herter ex Nessel
  • Urostachys miyoshianus (Makino) Nessel
  • Urostachys miyoshianus var. coreanus (Hayata) Herter ex Nessel

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

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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.