Status:
valid
                
                
                    
Authors:
(Hook. & Grev.) Holub
                
                
                    
Source:
tro
                
                
                    
Year:
1985
                
                
                    
Citation Micro:
Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 20: 71 (1985)
                
                
                    
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001119972
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
            
            
            
                                    
                        Common Names
                        
                        - Brevifolia Huperzia
 - Huperzia brevifolia
 - Brevifolia Fern
                         
                     
                                
                
                    
                    
                    
                
                
                
                
                                                
                                    
                        Uses & Benefits
                        
                            Huperzia brevifolia is a fern that is commonly used as an ornamental plant in gardens. It is also used to provide ground cover and as a border for flower beds.                        
                     
                                
                                                    
                        Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
                        
                            Huperzia brevifolia has small, yellow-green flowers which are arranged in a spike-like inflorescence. The seeds are small, dark brown and round. The seedlings are small and have a single, long, narrow leaf.                        
                     
                                
                
                
                                    
                        Cultivation and Propagation
                        
                            Huperzia brevifolia is a terrestrial fern native to tropical and subtropical regions. It can be propagated by spores or division of rhizomes. It prefers moist, well-drained soils and partial shade. It can be grown in containers or in the ground.                        
                     
                                                    
                        Where to Find Huperzia brevifolia
                        
                            Huperzia brevifolia is native to the tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. It can be found in moist, shady areas such as woodlands and forests.                        
                     
                
                
                                    
                        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