This species was recently described by Benjamin Øllgaard and is endemic to eastern Colombia. Most collections are from the Cocuy massif, where this plant was found. It is common in gravelly soils in high paramos, above 4000 m.
Phlegmariurus cocuyensis
Collection data
Classification & Common Names
- Class: Lycopodiopsida
- Family: Lycopodiaceae
- Genus: Phlegmariurus (Herter) Holub
- Species: Phlegmariurus cocuyensis B. Øllg.
Collection Location
- General location: Parque Nacional Natural El Cocuy
- Country: Colombia
- State or Province: Boyacá
- Municipality: Güicán
- Coordinates: ,
- Elevation: 4100 m
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wtesto
I am a postdoc at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. I am interested in fern and lycophyte diversity, especially in the American tropics.
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