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Huperzia selago
northern firmoss
As recorded: Huperzia selago (L.) Bernh. ex Schrank & Mart.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Lycopodiopsida › Lycopodiales › Lycopodiaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- August 17, 1924
- Locality
- Whatcom Co.; Sourdough Mt.
- Region
- Washington, United States
- Elevation
- 1,676 m
- Identified by
- Smith, A.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 17, 1924, St.John, H. also collected 8 other specimens.
Huperzia selago observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,629 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Krynica-Zdrój, Polska
(c) slawomir_springer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Llangadog SA19 9PE, UK
(c) timharris, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-26
Fort William, Scotland, GB
(c) lawaa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Fort William, Scotland, GB
(c) lawaa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Feteiras, Portugal
(c) arachishypogaea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Conceição, Portugal
(c) anxo123, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Huperzia selago. BISH 453939. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956407435. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/453939.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956407435 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
