Phlegmariurus varius

Phlegmariurus varius
	In Upper Hutt beech forest, New Zealand
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Lycophytes
Class:	Lycopodiopsida
Order:	Lycopodiales
Family:	Lycopodiaceae
Genus:	Phlegmariurus
Species:	P. varius
Binomial name
	Phlegmariurus varius; (R.Br.) A.R.Field & Bostock
Synonyms
	Huperzia billardieri (Spring) Trevis. ; Holub (R.Br.) Trevis. ; Desv. Lycopodium phlegmaria; Lycopodium billardierei A.Cunn. ; Huperzia novae-zelandica Spring ; R.Br. Lycopodium selago var. varium; Lycopodium flagellaria (R.Br.) C.Moore & Betche ; Huperzia desvauxii (Colenso) Holub ; A.Rich. (Spring) Herter ex Nessel ; Urostachys varius Lycopodium novae-zelandicum; (R.Br.) Herter ex Nessel Huperzia varia; Colenso Urostachys billardieri; Lycopodium varium Lycopodium pachystachyum;

Phlegmariurus varius, is a fir moss or club moss in the family Lycopodiaceae found in areas of Australia, New Zealand and associated islands. It has a number of synonyms including Huperzia varia.^[1]

Phlegmariurus varius can grow on the ground and as a lithophyte or epiphyte. It can have one or many branches that are spirally arranged with slender leaves that narrow to a point. The plant varies from green to green-yellow and is sometimes orange in appearance.^[2] A recent article provides morphological and genetic evidence to separate Phlegmariurus billardierei, the only species of Lycopodiaceae endemic to New Zealand, from P. varius.^[3]

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (August 2019). "Phlegmariurus varius". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. 8.10. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
^ "Phlegmariurus varius | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". www.nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
^ Perrie, Leon R.; Shepherd, Lara D.; Field, Ashley R.; Brownsey, Patrick J. (2019-10-02). "Morphological and genetic evidence for the separation of Phlegmariurus billardierei from P. varius (Lycopodiaceae)". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 58 (2): 118–128. doi:10.1080/0028825X.2019.1668438. ISSN 0028-825X. S2CID 208563265.

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[CFLW-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Hassler, Michael & Schmitt, Bernd (August 2019). "Phlegmariurus varius". Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. 8.10. Retrieved 2019-10-15.

[2] "Phlegmariurus varius | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". www.nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 2019-12-05.

[3] Perrie, Leon R.; Shepherd, Lara D.; Field, Ashley R.; Brownsey, Patrick J. (2019-10-02). "Morphological and genetic evidence for the separation of Phlegmariurus billardierei from P. varius (Lycopodiaceae)". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 58 (2): 118–128. doi:10.1080/0028825X.2019.1668438. ISSN 0028-825X. S2CID 208563265.

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