How to identify Huperzia niligarica
Identify Huperzia niligarica by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb-epiphytic habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Found in the Nilgiri hills, moss-like club moss.
- Confirm it sits within the Lycopodiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Huperzia niligarica.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Huperzia niligarica
- Genus
- Huperzia
- Family
- Lycopodiaceae
- Habit
- Herb-Epiphytic
- Native to
- India
- Conservation status
- Rare (R)
About Huperzia niligarica
Huperzia niligarica is a species in the Lycopodiaceae family. It is native to India.
Botanical family
Lycopodiaceae
The Club Moss Family
Huperzia niligarica belongs to the Lycopodiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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