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Accession Data:

Huperzia obtusifolia (Sw.) Rothm.

  • Common Name: Tassel Fern
  • Family: Lycopodiaceae Pal. ex Mirbel.
  • Synonym(s): Phlegmariurus obtusifolius (P.Beauv.) A.R.Field & Bostock

  • Country of Origin: Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion
  • Habitat: humid & subhumid forest

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200700143
  • Source: Chad Husby FIU
  • Accession Date: 09-10-2007
  • Bench: 3101 - EVO: Bryophytes & Lycopods
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 02-18-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Lycopodiophyta
  • Class: Lycopodiopsida
  • SubClass: fern relatives
  • Order: Lycopodiales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Lycopodiaceae
  • SubFamily: Huperzioideae
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References (internal):

  • Ferns & Fern Allies

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 18 September 2015.
  2. Ashley R.Field, Weston Testo, Peter D.Bostock, Joseph A.M. Holtum, Michelle Waycott. Molecular phylogenetics and the morphology of the Lycopodiaceae subfamily Huperzioideae supports three genera: Huperzia, Phlegmariurus and Phylloglossum. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution Volume 94, Part B, January 2016, Pages 635-657. Last accessed on Thursday, 08 August, 2019.

data regenerated on Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:00:15 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Huperzia obtusifolia

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Current Accessions in the Lycopodiaceae

Subfamily Huperzioideae

  • Huperzia obtusifolia
  • Phlegmariurus goebelii
  • Phlegmariurus phlegmaria
  • Phlegmariurus phlegmarioides
  • Phlegmariurus squarrosus
  • Phlegmariurus squarrosus
  • Phlegmariurus squarrosus var. hippuroides
W/C = Wild Collected
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= accession added within past 90 days
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