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Coarse Tassel Fern

Phlegmariurus phlegmaria

Also called Common Tassel Fern

Coarse Tassel Fern
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Lycopodiaceae (Lycopodi family)
Grows as
Fern, Epiphyte

About

Phlegmariurus phlegmaria, synonym Huperzia phlegmaria, commonly known as either coarse tassel fern or common tassel fern, is an epiphytic species native to rainforests in Madagascar, some islands in the Indian Ocean, Asia, Australasia and many Pacific Islands. Phlegmariurus phlegmaria is commonly found in moist forests and rainforests at high altitudes, in and amongst mosses and other epiphytes. Members of the order Lycopodiales are commonly referred to as clubmosses.

Other Phlegmariurus plants

Phlegmariurus ascendens · Phlegmariurus austroecuadoricus · Phlegmariurus columnaris · Phlegmariurus compactus · Thick Firmoss · Phlegmariurus cumingii · Toothed Clubmoss · Phlegmariurus espinosanus · Phlegmariurus hastatus · Phlegmariurus llanganatensis · Phlegmariurus loxensis · Mann's Clubmoss

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phlegmariurus phlegmaria by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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