Biology:Huperzia selago
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Lycophytes |
| Class: | Lycopodiopsida |
| Order: | Lycopodiales |
| Family: | Lycopodiaceae |
| Genus: | Huperzia |
| Species: | H. selago
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Huperzia selago, the northern firmoss or fir clubmoss, is a vascular plant in the family Lycopodiaceae. It has a circumpolar distribution in temperate and boreal regions in both hemispheres.
Distribution and habitat
It is found in the northern parts of North America, Europe, and Asia.[2] It is found in sandy pits, ditches, along lakeshores, and in conifer swamps.[2]
In Europe, its range extends from Svalbard to the mountains of northern Spain and Italy, and from the British Isles east through central Asia to the Kamchatka peninsula, Japan , the Aleutian Islands, North America, Greenland and Iceland.[citation needed]
In the northeastern United States, it is found in boreal habitat, but not alpine zones.[1]
Uses
"Upper Tanana Indians used the whole plant in a poultice applied to the head for headaches".[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Huperzia selago (Northern firmoss): Go Botany". https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/huperzia/selago/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wagner, Warren H.; Joseph M. Beitel (1993), "Huperzia selago", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA), 2, New York and Oxford, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=200002709, retrieved 11 January 2019
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1142154 entry
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