Phlegmariurus nutans

Phlegmariurus nutans
Critically Imperiled
Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)
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
Synonyms
  • Huperzia nutans (Brack.) Rothm.
  • Lycopodium nutans Brack.
  • Urostachys nutans (Brack.) Herter ex Nessel

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. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ↑ Lorence, D.H.; Keir, M.; Nyberg, B.; Wood, K. (2023). "Phlegmariurus nutans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T44062A83804757. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T44062A83804757.en. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe Explorer Huperzia nutans. NatureServe. 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  3. 1 2 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.