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.
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- P. mooreanus – habitat
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- P. mooreanus – habit1
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- P. mooreanus – habit2
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- P. mooreanus – stem apex
Fernando! This is such a nice species – good to see you collecting all these lycopods lately 🙂
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.