Synonyms: Huperzia brauseana; Huperzia cubana; Huperzia passerinoides; Huperzia passerinoides var. nitens; Huperzia rubiginosa; Huperzia taxifolia; Huperzia taxifolia var. herminieri; Lycopodium americanum; Lycopodium brauseanum; Lycopodium cubanum; Lycopodium herminieri; Lycopodium linifolium var. spongiosum; Lycopodium nitens; Lycopodium passerinoides; Lycopodium schwendeneri; Lycopodium taxifolium (homotypic); Lycopodium taxifolium var. nitens (homotypic); Lycopodium taxifolium var. passerinoides; Lycopodium taxifolium var. recurvatum (homotypic); Lycopodium taxifolium var. taxifolium; Phlegmariurus cubana; Plananthus taxifolius; Urostachys brauseanus; Urostachys bruelkei; Urostachys cubanus; Urostachys herminieri; Urostachys nitens; Urostachys passerinoides (homotypic); Urostachys passerinoides var. nitens (homotypic); Urostachys passerinoides var. passerinoides; Urostachys rubiginosus (homotypic); Urostachys schwendeneri; Urostachys schwendeneri var. nitens (homotypic); Urostachys schwendeneri var. schwendeneri; Urostachys schwendeneri var. spongiosus; Urostachys spongiosus; Urostachys taxifolius; Urostachys taxifolius var. herminieri (homotypic); Urostachys taxifolius var. passerinoides (homotypic)