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Thick Firmoss (Phlegmariurus crassus)

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Phlegmariurus crassus
Huperzia crassa on Cotopaxi, Ecuador
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Lycophytes
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Lycopodiales
Family: Lycopodiaceae
Genus: Phlegmariurus
Species:
P. crassus
Binomial name
Phlegmariurus crassus
(Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) B.Øllg.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Huperzia crassa (Humb.& Bonpl. ex Willd.) Rothm.
  • Huperzia erythraea (Spring) Trevis.
  • Huperzia pilgeriana (Herter ex Nessel) Holub
  • Huperzia springii (Herter ex Nessel) Holub
  • Lycopodium bonae-voluntatis (Herter) C.V.Morton
  • Lycopodium crassum Humb.& Bonpl. ex Willd.
  • Lycopodium erythraeum Spring
  • Lycopodium nesselianum Duek & Lellinger
  • Lycopodium saururus var. crassum (Humb.& Bonpl.ex Willd.) Sodiro
  • Urostachys bonae-voluntatis Herter
  • Urostachys crassus (Humb.& Bonpl.ex Willd.) Herter ex Nessel
  • Urostachys erythraeus (Spring) Herter ex Nessel
  • Urostachys kupperi Nessel
  • Urostachys orionis Herter
  • Urostachys pilgerianus Herter ex Nessel
  • Urostachys springii (Klotzsch & H.Karst.) Herter ex Nessel

Phlegmariurus crassus is a lycophyte found in Central and South America.[1]

Distribution

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It is found from Hispaniola and Mexico south through South America to Paraguay.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (August 2019). "Phlegmariurus compactus". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. 8.10. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  2. ^ "Huperzia crassa (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Rothm". Tropicos. Retrieved October 16, 2016.