Status:
valid
Authors:
(Klotzsch) Holub
Source:
tro
Year:
1985
Citation Micro:
Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 20: 76 (1985)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001119157
Common Names
- Huperzia Robusta
- Robust Clubmoss
- Robust Club-Moss
Uses & Benefits
Huperzia robusta is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a houseplant. It is also used in the aquarium trade for its ability to absorb pollutants from the water.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Huperzia robusta has small, yellow-green flowers with four petals and a single pistil. The seeds are small and black in color. The seedlings have a single pair of leaves that are linear in shape.
Where to Find Huperzia robusta
Huperzia robusta is native to tropical and subtropical forests in Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
Species in the Huperzia genus
Huperzia javanica,
Huperzia parksii,
Huperzia drummondii,
Huperzia mildbraedii,
Huperzia suberecta,
Huperzia pecten,
Huperzia gagnepainiana,
Huperzia cavifolia,
Huperzia verticillata,
Huperzia pichiana,
Huperzia saururus,
Huperzia stricta,
Huperzia humbertii-henrici,
Huperzia gnidioides,
Huperzia squarrosa,
Huperzia curiosa,
Huperzia trigona,
Huperzia obtusifolia,
Huperzia rubrica,
Huperzia ophioglossoides,
Huperzia perreriana,
Huperzia megastachya,
Huperzia xiphophylla,
Huperzia phlegmaria,
Huperzia selago,
Huperzia crassa,
Huperzia dichotoma,
Huperzia reflexa,
Huperzia taxifolia,
Huperzia hartwegiana,
Huperzia arcuata,
Huperzia cuneifolia,
Huperzia eversa,
Huperzia hippuridea,
Huperzia molongensis,
Huperzia rosenstockiana,
Huperzia subulata,
Huperzia tenuis,
Huperzia tetragona,
Huperzia weberbaueri,
Huperzia wilsonii,
Huperzia lucidula,
Huperzia cruenta,
Huperzia saururoides,
Huperzia ceylanica,
Huperzia sulcinervia,
Huperzia hoffmannii,
Huperzia appalachiana,
Huperzia haleakalae,
Huperzia miyoshiana,
Species in the Lycopodiaceae family