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Palhinhaea cernua

(L.) Franco & Vasc.

Staghorn Clubmoss

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.139469

Element CodePPLYC03070

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumLycophyta

ClassLycopodiopsida

OrderLycopodiales

FamilyLycopodiaceae

GenusPalhinhaea

Synonyms

Lycopodiella cernua(L.) Pichi SermolliLycopodium cernuumL.

Other Common Names

staghorn clubmoss (EN) Wawae`iole (HAW)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1993) and Weakley (2023) do not recognize infrataxa in Palhinhaea cernua. Kartesz (1994, 1999) had distinguished Lycopodiella cernua var. cernua and L. cernua var. curvata.

Conservation Status

Review Date1994-11-28

Change Date1994-11-28

Edition AuthorsBeckman, J. (5/96)

Range Extent Comments

Indigenous to Hawaiian Islands (Valier 1995).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Damp areas, on ground, in full sun to shade at elevations up to 1370m (Valier 1995).

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Hawaii	SNR	Yes
Mississippi	S2	Yes
Louisiana	S2	Yes
Arkansas	S1	Yes
Alabama	S3	Yes
Florida	S4	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
Georgia	S4	Yes
South Carolina	S1	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Puerto Rico (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
El Toro Area	Caribbean National Forest	12,584
Mameyes Area	Caribbean National Forest	11,150

References (4)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 1993a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 2. Pteridophytes and gymnosperms. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xvi + 475 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Valier, K. 1995. Ferns of Hawaii. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, HI.
Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2023. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of April 14, 2023. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2105 pp.