This species is closely related to Phlegmariurus sellifolius and Phlegmariurus brevifolius.
Collection Data (W. Testo 1375)
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Lycopodiopsida
- Family: Lycopodiaceae
- Genus: Phlegmariurus (Herter) Holub
- Species: Phlegmariurus rufescens (Hook.) B. Øllg.
- Var./Subsp.:
- Common name(s):
General Collection Data
- Date: 11-XIII-2017
- Primary Collector & #: W. Testo 1375
- Collection Party: Michael Sundue, David Sanín, William Bravo Pedraza, Cristian Castro, Lia Esperanza Alarcón, Gabriel Peñaloza
- Det. History: Benjamin Øllgaard, February, 2021
- Habitat: Paramo
- Habit: Terrestrial
- Specimen Locations: AAU, HUA, VT
Additional Comments
Infrequent in páramo - forming large clumps
Collection Location
- Location: Páramo la Rusia – – Duitama – Boyacá – Colombia.
- Coordinates: 5.893N, 73.085W
- Elevation: 3500 m
