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.

Huperzia selago
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Lycophytes
Class:	Lycopodiopsida
Order:	Lycopodiales
Family:	Lycopodiaceae
Genus:	Huperzia
Species:	H. selago
Binomial name
Huperzia selago (L.) Bernh. ex Schrank & Mart.
Synonyms[1]
Lycopodium selago L. Lycopodium selago var. patens (Beauv.) Desv. Plananthus selago (L.) Beauv. Urostachys selago (L.) Herter

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

External links

• Huperzia selago at Plant-identification.co.uk

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