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Staghorn clubmoss
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Clubmosses & spikemosses

Staghorn clubmoss

Palhinhaea cernua (L.) Vasc. & Franco

Names

EnglishStaghorn clubmoss
DutchKnikkende Wolfsklauw
SpanishAzufre vegetal
Chinese垂穗石松
Scientific namePalhinhaea cernua (L.) Vasc. & Franco

About this species

Palhinhaea cernua, synonym Lycopodiella cernua and Lycopodium cernuum, is a plant in the family Lycopodiaceae, commonly known as the staghorn clubmoss. The Hawaiian name for the plant is wāwaeʻiole, or "rat's foot". It has a substantial number of scientific synonyms in several genera. The genus Palhinhaea is accepted in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), but not in other classifications which submerge the genus in Lycopodiella. It is the largest of the clubmosses, having rhizomes up to 5 m (16 ft) in length, with leafy uprights up to 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) in height.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLycopodiopsida
OrderLycopodiales
FamilyLycopodiaceae
GenusPalhinhaea

In Suriname

172Records in Suriname
13iNaturalist observations
1837First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini17
  • Brokopondo13
  • Para4
  • Marowijne3
  • Commewijne2
  • Nickerie1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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