Huperzia serrata

Huperzia serrata

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Lycophytes
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Lycopodiales
Family: Lycopodiaceae
Genus: Huperzia
Species:
H. serrata
Binomial name
Huperzia serrata
(Thunb. ex Murray) Trevis.
Synonyms
  • Lycopodium serratum Thunb.
  • Urostachys serratus (Thunb.) Herter
  • Huperzia selago ssp. serrata (Thunb.) Á. Löve & D. Löve
  • Huperzia serrata var. serrata (Thunb.) Trevis.

Huperzia serrata, the toothed clubmoss, is a plant known as a firmoss. The species is native to eastern Asia (China, Tibet, Japan, the Korean peninsula, the Russian Far East). It is also found in the main islands of Hawaii with the exception of Maui, but is considered vulnerable by NatureServe.