Huperzia selago (L.) Bernh. ex Schrank & Mart. ?
Annotated by Ben Legler, 21 Dec 2018.

Montana: Lincoln County: Kootenai National Forest, Rainbow Lake, 24 mi N of Libby, MT off FS rd 68. Elev. 4237 ft.
T33N R32W S6 S 1/2
Datum: WGS 84. Uncertainty: 587 meters. Coordinate Source: GeoLocate.
Ca. 7 hectare lake surrounded by a floating Sphagnum mat on the E side and non-floating sedge fen on the S, W, and N that covers an additional 7 hectares. Littoral regions of lake characterized by scattered clumps of Potamogeton amplifolius and Nuphar variegatum (neither very dense). Floating mat dominated by dense stand of Carex lasiocarpa, Menyanthes trifoliata, and C. muricata. Sphagnum cover well-dev. in places, absent in others. Slightly raised hummocky peatland margins dominated by C. lasiocarpa, C. lenticularis, and Calamagrostis canadensis. A stand of 7 m high Alnus incana borders peatland/upland forest. Forest mixed with Pien, Pico, Laoc, and few Abla. Water chem: (mg/L) hardness 25.8 (CaCO3), Ca 6.2, Mg 2.4, L 0.8. Substrate moss-covered. Abundance: few, scattered, growing on marginal raised areas w/ Carex spp. Phenology: Vegetative.

R. Bursik 1156, Jun 25, 1988
With C. Clemens
ID, Accession: 100150, Barcode: ID000191