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Huperzia australiana

(Huperzia australiana)

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Description

Huperzia australiana has decumbent stems with densely tufted, erect branches up to 300 mm long, usually branched 2 or 3 times. The leaves are crowded, appressed to spreading, 5–9 mm long, 0.5–1.5 mm wide in the middle and tapering to a point. It reproduces vegetatively through the often numerous small bulbils which form along the stem. The sporophylls are similar to the foliage leaves; no strobili are formed; the bright yellow, kidney-shaped sporangia are produced in the upper leaf axils.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order:Lycopodiales
Family:Lycopodiaceae
Genus:Huperzia
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