Phlegmariurus mooreanus

by Fernando Matos | Dec 28, 2013 | Lycophytes, New Collections | 2 comments

I was lucky to find a population of this narrow endemic species while doing field work in Pico das Almas. Phlegmariurus mooreanus is known only from a few localities of “campo rupestre” vegetation in the State of Bahia, Brazil. It has a very distinctive appearance and can be recognized by its thick, stiffly erect stems, which are densely covered by rigid, uniformly recurved leaves.

: P. mooreanus – habitat

: P. mooreanus – habit1

: P. mooreanus – habit2

: P. mooreanus – stem apex

Collection data (F.B. Matos, 1044 )

Classification & Common Names

Class: Lycopodiopsida
Family: Lycopodiaceae
Genus: Phlegmariurus (Herter) Holub
Species: Phlegmariurus mooreanus (Baker) B.Øllg.

Collection Data

Collection Date: 26-II-2006
Collection Number: 1044
Primary collector: F.B. Matos
Collected by: J.L. Paixão, S.C. Sant'Ana & L.C. Gomes
Determined by: F.B. Matos, XII.2013
Habitat: Campos rupestres
Habit: Terrestrial
Specimen locations: CEPEC, UPCB

No mapped posts found (no valid coordinates).

Collection Location

General location: Pico das Almas
Country: Brazil
State or Province: Bahia
Municipality: Rio de Contas
Coordinates: ,
Elevation: 1850 m

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Fernando Matos

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2 Comments

Weston Testo on December 31, 2013 at 1:39 am

Fernando! This is such a nice species – good to see you collecting all these lycopods lately 🙂
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Fernando Matos on December 31, 2013 at 2:07 pm

Thanks, Wes! This is definitely one of the coolest lycopods I’ve seen. The collection was made in 2006, almost 8 years ago, but I uploaded the photos here thinking of you. There might be a duplicate at NY.
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