Lycopodiaceae

Toothed clubmoss

Huperzia serrata (Thunb.) Trevis.

Family: Lycopodiaceae
Genus: Huperzia

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 千层塔, 千層塔, 岩石松, 蛇足石杉, 蛇足石松
English: Toothed clubmoss
Russian: Баранец пильчатый, Hupersia serrata, Плаун пильчатый

Synonyms

Huperzia selago var. serrata (Thunb.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
Huperzia serrata f. intermedia (Nakai) Ching
Huperzia serrata var. intermedia (Nakai) Satou
Huperzia serrata var. paucidentata (Sugim.) Satou
Lycopodium serratum Thunb.
Lycopodium serratum f. intermedium Nakai
Lycopodium serratum var. thunbergii Makino
Plananthus serratus (Thunb.) P.Beauv.
Urostachys sachalinensis (Nessel) Herter
Urostachys serratus (Thunb.) Herter
Urostachys serratus (Thunb.) Herter ex Nessel
Urostachys serratus var. sachalinensis Nessel

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: native

Photos

Photo: User:Tigerente, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cheng-Tao Lin, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cheng-Tao Lin, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Game, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kingfiser, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.