Huperzia ophioglossoides (Lam.) Rothm.

Species

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Characteristics

Stems pendulous, dichotomously branched, up to 300 x c. 1 mm. Leaves narrowly lanceolate, acute, narrowed towards base, very loosely imbricate, up to 11 x 1.2 mm. Sporophylls broadly ovate, entire, closely imbricate, c. 2 x 1.5 mm.
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Epiphyte or lithophyte. Sporophylls different from foliage leaves, not grouped into pedunculate strobili, shorter than 4 mm, ± 2 mm long. Leaves thin, very loosely imbricate. Fertile region longer than 20 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Huperzia ophioglossoides world distribution map, present in Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Comoros, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Mauritius, Malawi, Réunion, Rwanda, Sudan, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77205604-1
WFO ID wfo-0001108768
COL ID 6MGVP
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INPN ID 706391
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Synonyms

Lycopodium longifolium Huperzia ophioglossoides Lepidotis longifolia Lycopodium ophioglossoides Urostachys ophioglossoides Phlegmariurus ophioglossoides