Huperzia miyoshiana (Makino) Ching
Pacific fir-moss
Lycopodiaceae (Club-moss family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Pacific fir-moss
Lycopodiaceae (Club-moss family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Evergreen perennial from a short rhizome; stems dark olive green, 5 to 25 cm tall; shoots single or in loose clusters of 2 to 5, without noticeable annual constrictions, the young plants often arching with the tops pointing down.
Leaves:
Lanceolate awl-shaped, less than 1 mm wide, 5-10 mm long, spreading to loosely ascending.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Huperzia miyoshiana
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
360 | 5 | 1725 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
29 | 0 | 150 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
353 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
4 | 1 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
52 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CWH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BAFA(1), cma(1), CWH(39), ESSF(3), ICH(1), MH(7) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Mesic to wet rocky places, cliff shelves, forests, and coastal bogs in the lowland to alpine zones; frequent in coastal BC; amphiberingian, N to AK and S to WA; E Asia.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Huperzia chinensis (Christ) Czern.