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PLANTS

Shining clubmoss

Huperzia lucidula

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Shining clubmoss, photo 1 of 5
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Perennial herbaceous plant. Grows in forests.

There are 5,851 observations of Shining clubmoss in Québec, mostly in Laurentides, Outaouais and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in August and September and become rare from November to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Laurentides761
  2. Outaouais710
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue656
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent591
  5. Mauricie474
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean436
  7. Estrie405
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches403
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine345
  10. Capitale-Nationale334
  11. Lanaudière305
  12. Côte-Nord169
  13. Montérégie118
  14. Centre-du-Québec105
  15. Nord-du-Québec29
  16. Montréal6
  17. Laval4

Habitat

ForestCephas

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Bristly clubmossSpinulum annotinum
Running clubmossLycopodium clavatum
Fir ClubmossHuperzia selago
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Northern tree-clubmossDendrolycopodium dendroideum
Appalachian clubmossHuperzia appressa
Northern ClubmossSpinulum canadense
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Field horsetailEquisetum arvense
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Canada yewTaxus canadensis
Fan clubmossDiphasiastrum digitatum