Microgramma lycopodioides(L.) Copel.

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WFO wfo-0001109167 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Microgramma lycopodioides, photographed by ritirene
fig. a ritirene, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-10-16 / obs. 164376669
Microgramma lycopodioides, photographed by Guillaume Delaitre
fig. b Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 159106721
Microgramma lycopodioides, photographed by Letizia Weichgrebe
fig. c Letizia Weichgrebe, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 52406668
Microgramma lycopodioides, photographed by botanygirl
fig. d botanygirl, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 13642070
Microgramma lycopodioides, photographed by Lena Struwe
fig. e Lena Struwe, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 3707891
Microgramma lycopodioides, photographed by Sunčana Bradley
fig. f Sunčana Bradley, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 194277092
Microgramma lycopodioides, photographed by Lena Struwe
fig. g Lena Struwe, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 35085883
Microgramma lycopodioides, photographed by Lena Struwe
fig. h Lena Struwe, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 35085474

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Native range 27 botanical countries

Regions where Microgramma lycopodioides is native: Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. Mexico GulfMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestBelizeBoliviaBrazil NorthBrazil NortheastBrazil SouthBrazil SoutheastColombiaCosta RicaCubaEcuadorFrench GuianaGuatemalaGuyanaHondurasJamaicaNicaraguaPanamáPeruPuerto RicoSurinameVenezuela Leeward Is.Venezuelan AntillesWindward Is.
Native distribution of Microgramma lycopodioides, 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
Belize BLZ SOUTHERN AMERICA
Bolivia BOL
Brazil North BZN
Brazil Northeast BZE
Brazil South BZS
Brazil Southeast BZL
Colombia CLM
Costa Rica COS
Cuba CUB
Ecuador ECU
French Guiana FRG
Guatemala GUA
Guyana GUY
Honduras HON
Jamaica JAM
Leeward Is. LEE
Nicaragua NIC
Panamá PAN
Peru PER
Puerto Rico PUE
Suriname SUR
Venezuela VEN
Venezuelan Antilles VNA
Windward Is. WIN
Mexico Gulf MXG NORTHERN AMERICA
Mexico Southeast MXT
Mexico Southwest MXS

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 44 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.

  • Anapeltis lycopodioides J.Sm.
  • Anapeltis nitida J.Sm.
  • Anapeltis stigmatica J.Sm.
  • Anapeltis venosa J.Sm.
  • Craspedaria lycopodioides (L.) Fée
  • Craspedaria surinamensis Fée
  • Drynaria lycopodioides (L.) Fée
  • Goniophlebium ligustrifolium T.Moore
  • Marginaria diversifolia C.Presl
  • Marginaria haenkeana C.Presl
  • Microgramma lycopodioides f. subdimorpha (Christ) L.D.Gómez
  • Microsorum surinamense Alston
  • Niphobolus lycopodioides (L.) Keyserl.
  • Phlebodium lycopodioides (L.) J.Sm.
  • Phlebodium salicifolium J.Sm.
  • Phlebodium venosum T.Moore & Houlston
  • Phymatodes lycopodioides (L.) Millsp.
  • Phymatodes prominula Maxon
  • Pleopeltis leprieurii T.Moore
  • Pleopeltis lycopodioides C.Presl
  • Pleopeltis lycopodioides var. salicifolia Farw.
  • Pleopeltis salicifolia C.Presl
  • Pleopeltis stigmatica C.Presl
  • Pleopeltis surinamensis C.Presl

and 20 more.

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. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. 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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