Shining clubmoss, Huperzia lucidula, is a lycophyte, a fern ally rather than a true fern, of the family Lycopodiaceae native to the forests of eastern North America, where it grows as a low evergreen plant with glossy, densely packed leaves that give it its common name. Unlike many of its relatives, it does not produce spores in a distinct cone-like structure, instead bearing them in the axils of ordinary leaves along the stem, and it reproduces vegetatively by producing small leafy bulbils that detach and grow into new plants.
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Source Wikidata: Shining Clubmoss
In Biome
Bog, Biomes Source Wikipedia: Huperzia lucidula
River, Biomes Source Wikipedia: Huperzia lucidula
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1. Wikipedia: Huperzia lucidula
Wikipedia- Wikidata Q4567960 (P225 taxon name)
lead sentence (diet), EntityId 316742
Huperzia lucidula (also called the shining firmoss or shining clubmoss) is a bright, evergreen, rhizomatous clubmoss of the genus Huperzia.
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Its preferred habitat is mainly rich, acidic soils in cool, moist coniferous or mixed hardwood forests, as well as near bogs, above stream banks, and on sheltered, low hillsides.
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Its preferred habitat is mainly rich, acidic soils in cool, moist coniferous or mixed hardwood forests, as well as near bogs, above stream banks, and on sheltered, low hillsides.
In Biome: Bog, Lead
Its preferred habitat is mainly rich, acidic soils in cool, moist coniferous or mixed hardwood forests, as well as near bogs, above stream banks, and on sheltered, low hillsides.
In Biome: River, Lead
Its preferred habitat is mainly rich, acidic soils in cool, moist coniferous or mixed hardwood forests, as well as near bogs, above stream banks, and on sheltered, low hillsides.
View the Source 2. NatureServe Explorer: Huperzia lucidula
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Lycopodiales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12406Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12406
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
4. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Huperzia lucidula
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory recordQuote, iucnRedListCategory record
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
GBIF Species API
Wikidata: Shining Clubmoss
- Wikidata Q4567960, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Lycopodiopsida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the SourceUNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Lycopodiaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12441Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12441
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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