Nodding Clubmoss

(Phlegmariurus nutans)

Description

Phlegmariurus nutans, or Huperzia nutans, is a species of club moss in the Huperziaceae family. It is endemic to wet forests and cliffside shrublands on the islands of Oahu and Kauai in Hawaii. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Lycopodiophyta

Class: Lycopodiopsida

Order:Lycopodiales

Family:Lycopodiaceae

Genus:Phlegmariurus

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