According to Mickel & Beitel (1988), “Phlegmariurus reflexus [as Lycopodium reflexum Lam.] is common on moist banks in Oaxaca and distinct by its erect, dichotomously forking stems with spreading leaves and conspicuous sporangia.”
The species is widely distributed in the Americas, occurring from Mexico and the West Indies to Paraguay and Brazil.
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- P. reflexus – habit
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- P. reflexus – erect forked stem
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- P. reflexus – stem apex
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- P. reflexus – stem apex
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- P. reflexus – stem apex
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- P. reflexus – stem base
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- P. reflexus – stem detail
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- P. reflexus – stem detail
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- P. reflexus – microphylls and sporangia
Collection Data (F.B. Matos 2423)
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Lycopodiopsida
- Family: Lycopodiaceae
- Genus: Phlegmariurus (Herter) Holub
- Species: Phlegmariurus reflexus (Lam.) B. Øllg.
- Var./Subsp.:
- Common name(s):
General Collection Data
- Date: 22-Mar-2014
- Primary Collector & #: F.B. Matos 2423
- Collection Party: M. Sundue & R. Torres
- Det. History: F.B. Matos, III.2014.
- Habitat: road bank
- Habit: Terrestrial
- Specimen Locations: MEXU, NY
Additional Comments
Collection Location
- Location: Carretera Oaxaca-Tuxtepec (MEX-175) – – Distrito Ixtlán Municipio Santiago Comaltepec – Oaxaca – Mexico.
- Coordinates: 17.585556, -96.509444
- Elevation: 2620 m
Nice photos!
Thanks, Nate!