Lateristachys diffusa(R.Br.) Holub

WFO wfo-0001328380 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Lateristachys diffusa, photographed by corunastylis
fig. a corunastylis, CC0 1.0 / 2021-03-03 / obs. 115184793
Lateristachys diffusa, photographed by naturewatchwidow
fig. b naturewatchwidow, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 113766236
Lateristachys diffusa, photographed by John Barkla
fig. c John Barkla, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 87971621
Lateristachys diffusa, photographed by Brett Sandford
fig. d Brett Sandford, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 48850776
Lateristachys diffusa, photographed by Brett Sandford
fig. e Brett Sandford, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 46247553
Lateristachys diffusa, photographed by Brett Sandford
fig. f Brett Sandford, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 45937168
Lateristachys diffusa, photographed by Brett Sandford
fig. g Brett Sandford, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 42780223
Lateristachys diffusa, photographed by naturewatchwidow
fig. h naturewatchwidow, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 32595866

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Native range 4 botanical countries

Regions where Lateristachys diffusa is native: Antipodean Is., New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Tasmania New Zealand NorthNew Zealand SouthTasmania Antipodean Is.
Native distribution of Lateristachys diffusa, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Antipodean Is. ATP AUSTRALASIA
New Zealand North NZN
New Zealand South NZS
Tasmania TAS

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 7 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Lateristachys ramulosa (Kirk) Holub
  • Lepidotis diffusa (R.Br.) Rothm.
  • Lycopodiella diffusa (R.Br.) B.Øllg.
  • Lycopodiella ramulosa (Kirk) B.Øllg.
  • Lycopodium diffusum R.Br.
  • Lycopodium laterale var. diffusum (R.Br.) Hook.f.
  • Lycopodium ramulosum Kirk

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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