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Lycopodiaceae

Fir clubmoss

Huperzia selago (L.) Bernh. ex Schrank & Mart.

Family
Lycopodiaceae
Genus
Huperzia

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Fir clubmoss: Huperzia selago near Rosenegger Alm, Upper Austria, Austria
Photo: User:Tigerente, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (40)
Armenian
Գետնամուշկ
azb
قوزو پلاونو
Azerbaijani
Quzu plaunu
Belarusian
Баранец звычайны
Bulgarian
Иглолистна хуперция
Catalan
Licopodi selago, Lycopode sélagine
Chinese
小杉兰, 小接筋草, 小杉兰石杉, 小杉叶石松, 岩石松
Croatian
Sjajna huperzija
csb
Mòrzebôb
Czech
Vranec jedlový
Danish
Otteradet Ulvefod
Dutch
Dennenwolfsklauw
English
Fir clubmoss
Estonian
Harilik ungrukold
Faroese
Hostajavni
Finnish
Ketunlieko, Havuketunlieko
French
Lycopode sabine, Lycopode sélagine
German
Tannenbärlapp, Lycopode sélagine, Tannen-Bärlapp, Tannen-Teufelsklaue, Tannenteufelsklaue, Teufelsklaue
Hungarian
Györgyfű, Részegkorpafű
hyw
Գետնամուշկ
Icelandic
Skollafingur
Irish
Aiteann Muire
Japanese
コスギラン
Kazakh
Таңдамалы шоқпарбас
Korean
좀다람쥐꼬리
Latvian
Apdzira
Lithuanian
Statusis atgiris, Lycopode sélagine
Norwegian Bokmål
Lusegress, Hurpezia selago, Lusegras
Norwegian Nynorsk
Lusegras
Polish
Wroniec widlasty, Widłak wroniec
Russian
Баранец обыкновенный, Плаун-баранец
se
Dihkkerássi
Slovenian
Brezklaso lisičje
sma
Dihkienkraesie
smn
Tiherääsi
sms
Teʹǩǩrääʹss
Swedish
Lopplummer, Groddlummer, Lusgräs, Luslummer, Lycopode sélagine
Tatar
Гади сапсыз күкерт үләне
Ukrainian
Плаун баранець, Баранець звичайний, Куряча лапка
Welsh
Cnwp-fwsogl mawr

Synonyms

  • Lycopodium selago subsp. selago
  • Lycopodium selago var. selago

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native

Photos

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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.