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fir club moss

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Also known as: Huperzia selago
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Fir club moss, also known as fir moss, is a type of club moss (Lycopodium selago) found in northern Europe and America. It resembles a miniature fir tree and is characterized by its low, evergreen, herbaceous growth with needlelike leaves.123

Club mosses belong to the family Lycopodiaceae and are seedless vascular plants native to tropical mountains and northern forests. They reproduce using spores and have a life cycle that alternates between a spore-producing plant (sporophyte) and a gametophyte phase. Fir club moss, specifically, lacks distinct cone-like clusters (strobili) and bears its spore capsules at the base of its leaves.2

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