Huperzia is the largest genus in the Lycopodiaceae family, comprising about 300 species, which are difficult to distinguish because of wide plasticity of the characteristics.
Lycopodium (also known as Tropical Tassel Fern). Not a true fern but a fern relative with pedulous stems and a graceful habit. At the tips of the stems dangle dainty ‘tassels’ where the spores are produced for reproduction. Rare and hard to find, they are epiphytic so do best mounted and enjoy bright light and medium to high humidity. This species has rounded, rope-like stems with a blue-grey cast.
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Huperzia Carinata
Read moreHuperzia Carinata is a variable, epiphytic herb, with long, lax, pendulous branches; the narrower forms, slender and snake-like. Roots usually form one basal tuft. Stem is initially erect, becoming pendulous 35 to 50 centimeters by 7-15 millimeters, 1 to 4 times dichotomously branched, pale green. Leaves are sub approximate, spirally whorled in 6 to 8 rows, ascending, sessile; margins entire, apex acute, gray-green to yellowish-green, subcoriaceous, midrib distinct, keeled.. Strobili is terminal, cylindrical, 4 to 8 centimeters by 2.5 to 4 millimeters, distinctly demarcated from the vegetative parts of the stem, no branched.
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Huperzia Phlegmaria
Read moreHuperzia phlegmaria has tiny leaves growing on forked stems which can be as long as 80 cm. The stems grow from a single point from where they hang down towards the ground. This species is an epiphyte that normally grows on trees in its natural habitat so is ideally suited to cultivation in a hanging pot.
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Huperzia Phlegmariurus Phlegmaria
Read moreHuperzia Phlegmariurus Phlegmaria is a rare species of the commonly know tassel fern native to the islands of South-East Asia. The long, fern-like, branches are densely covered with small leaves that are resembling of a conifer branch, a truly confusing and remarkable species.
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Huperzia Squarossa
Read moreHuperzia Squarossa
Lycopodium squarrosum is closely related to ferns and mosses. It also goes by the name rock tassel fern or club moss and is now classified into a subgenus called Huperzia. This species grows as an epiphyte. When large, these plants do best on a pedestal, or on a hanger as the foliage will droop down pendulously as it grows.