Phlegmariurus nutans, synonym Huperzia nutans, known as wawaeʻiole or nodding clubmoss, is a species of club moss in the family Lycopodiaceae. It is endemic to wet forests and cliffside shrublands on the islands of Oahu and Kauai in Hawaii.[4] It is threatened by habitat loss.

Phlegmariurus nutans

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Lycophytes
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Lycopodiales
Family: Lycopodiaceae
Genus: Phlegmariurus
Species:
P. nutans
Binomial name
Phlegmariurus nutans
(Brack.) W.H.Wagner[3]
Synonyms[3]
  • Huperzia nutans (Brack.) Rothm.
  • Lycopodium nutans Brack.
  • Urostachys nutans (Brack.) Herter ex Nessel

References

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  1. ^ Bruegmann, M.M.; Caraway, V. (2003). "Phlegmariurus nutans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T44062A10847463. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T44062A10847463.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe Explorer Huperzia nutans. NatureServe. 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (August 2019). "Phlegmariurus nutans". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. 8.10. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  4. ^ "Wawaeʻiole Huperzia nutans" (PDF). Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy. Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2009-10-30.