Galapagos Species Database

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Phlegmariurus dichotomus (Jacq.) W.H.Wagner

Hanging Club-Moss

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Pteridophyta

Class
Lycopodiopsida

Order
Lycopodiales

Family
Lycopodiaceae

Genus
Phlegmariurus

Species
dichotomus

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Huperzia dichotoma (Jacq.) Trevis. (Hassler, 2022).

Origin: Native

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • GBIF Secretariat (2021) GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/5284517
  • Hassler, M. (2022) World Ferns. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World Hassler, M. (2022). World Ferns. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. Version 12.11; last update March 7th, 2022. www.worldplants.de/ferns/.
  • Testo, W. Ollgaard, B., Field, A., Almeida, T., Kessler, M. & Barrington, D. (2018) Phylogenetic systematics, morphological evolution, and natural groups in Neotropical Phlegmariurus (Lycopodiaceae) Testo, W., Ollgaard, B., Field, A., Almeida, T., Kessler, M. & Barrington, D. (2018). Phylogenetic systematics, morphological evolution, and natural groups in Neotropical Phlegmariurus (Lycopodiaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 125, 1-13.
  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org

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"Galapagos Species Database, Phlegmariurus dichotomus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20489. Accessed 5 November 2026.