Phlegmariurus phlegmaria
| Phlegmariurus phlegmaria | |
|---|---|
| Growing in the Cambridge University Botanic Garden | |
Rare (NCA) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Lycophytes |
| Class: | Lycopodiopsida |
| Order: | Lycopodiales |
| Family: | Lycopodiaceae |
| Genus: | Phlegmariurus |
| Species: | P. phlegmaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Phlegmariurus phlegmaria (L.) Holub | |
| Synonyms | |
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Phlegmariurus phlegmaria, synonym Huperzia phlegmaria, commonly known as either coarse tassel fern or common tassel fern, is an epiphytic species native to rainforests in Madagascar, some islands in the Indian Ocean, Asia, Australasia and many Pacific Islands. Phlegmariurus phlegmaria is commonly found in moist forests and rainforests at high altitudes, in and amongst mosses and other epiphytes. Members of the order Lycopodiales are commonly referred to as clubmosses.