Phlegmariurus hypogaeus (B. Øllg.) B. Øllg
Collection data
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Lycopodiopsida
- Family: Lycopodiaceae
- Genus: Phlegmariurus (Herter) Holub
- Species: Phlegmariurus hypogaeus (B. Øllg.) B. Øllg.
Collection Data
- Collection Date: 10-III-2011
- Primary collector: M. Sundue
- Collected by: M. Sundue & M. McHenry
- Habitat: Paramo
- Habit: Terrestrial
- Specimen locations: QCA, VT
About the Author
Michael Sundue
My field work is centered in Colombia, and Papua New Guinea. I am based at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E). If you have any ferns that you want identified, please send them to me!
This is Phlegmariurus hypogaeus (B. Ollg.) B. Ollg. – the shoots of these species extend underground, hence the specific epithet. It is common in wet areas and bogs in low paramos.