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| Huperzia selago var. selago (L.) Bernh. ex. Mart. & Schrank | Species Image Gallery (opens in a new window) |
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| TAXONOMY | |||||||||
| Family: | Lycopodiaceae | ||||||||
| Genus: | Huperzia | ||||||||
| Species Synonyms: | Lycopodium selago L. Urostachys selago (L.) Herter ex Nessel |
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| Common Names: | fir clubmoss mountain clubmoss northern clubmoss |
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| DISTRIBUTION | |||||||||
| Canada: | Yukon – Ungava – Labrador, south to British Columbia – Nova Scotia – Newfoundland | ||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | northern Saskatchewan; Lake Athabasca – Hasbala Lake – Windrum Lake | ||||||||
| Ecoregion: | Athabasca Plain, Churchill River Upland, Selwyn Lake Upland, Tazin Lake Upland | ||||||||
| HABITAT | |||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | moist organic shores and woods | ||||||||
| Canada: | cold woods, mossy rocks, and barrens | ||||||||
| RARITY STATUS | |||||||||
| Provincial
Status According to Harms (2003): |
Vulnerable |
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| Nature Conservancy Status: | G5TU S1 T1 |
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| Saskatchewan
Species at Risk Status: |
None |
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| COSEWIC Status: | None |
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| Fir clubmoss is vulnerable because of rarity in Saskatchewan. It is only somewhat regionally restricted and is usually locally numerous within limited areas. No immediate threats are known but are quite possible in the future. | |||||||||
| SPECIES DESCRIPTION | |||||||||
| Height: | 8 – 12 cm | ||||||||
| Roots: | arising from short creeping stem (2 – 5 cm long) | ||||||||
| Stems: | tufted, simple below, repeatedly forked upwards | ||||||||
| Leaves: | leaves of mature portion slightly smaller and spreading to appressed-ascending; leaves of juvenile portion larger and more reflexed; to 8 mm long, largest leaves lance-shaped, widest at base, tip tapered to a long sharp point, green to yellowish-green, shiny, margins entire | ||||||||
| Sporangia: | borne in the axils of stem leaves, cones absent | ||||||||
| Spores: | sulphur-yellow | ||||||||
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