Lycopodium rupestre Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1101. 1753.
"Habitat in Virginia, Canada, Sibiria." RCN: 7964.
Lectotype (Tryon in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 42: 64. 1955): Kalm, Herb. Linn. No. 1257.4 (LINN) .
Current name: Selaginella rupestris (L.) Spring ( Selaginellaceae).