Phlegmariurus varius(R.Br.) A.R.Field & Bostock

hanging clubmoss

WFO wfo-1000067524 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h

Phlegmariurus varius, photographed by naturewatchwidow
fig. a naturewatchwidow, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-04-29 / obs. 191466869
Phlegmariurus varius, photographed by naturewatchwidow
fig. b naturewatchwidow, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 182542699
Phlegmariurus varius, photographed by Leon Perrie
fig. c Leon Perrie, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 185982437
Phlegmariurus varius, photographed by georgiasteel
fig. d georgiasteel, CC0 1.0 / obs. 178304331
Phlegmariurus varius, photographed by Peter de Lange
fig. e Peter de Lange, CC0 1.0 / obs. 178265335
Phlegmariurus varius, photographed by John Barkla
fig. f John Barkla, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 177898363
Phlegmariurus varius, photographed by John Barkla
fig. g John Barkla, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 177320204
Phlegmariurus varius, photographed by John Barkla
fig. h John Barkla, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 176643125

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Also published as 16 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.

  • Huperzia desvauxii Holub
  • Huperzia novae-zelandiae (Colenso) Holub
  • Huperzia polaris (Herter ex Nessel) Holub
  • Huperzia varia (R.Br.) Rothm.
  • Lycopodium novae-zelandicum Colenso
  • Lycopodium pachystachyum Desv.
  • Lycopodium phlegmaria A.Cunn.
  • Lycopodium selago var. varium (R.Br.) C.Moore & Betche
  • Lycopodium varium R.Br.
  • Lycopodium varium var. alpinum R.Br.
  • Lycopodium varium var. gracile Kirk
  • Lycopodium varium var. polaris Kirk
  • Lycopodium varium var. umbrosum R.Br.
  • Urostachys polaris (Herter ex Nessel) Herter
  • Urostachys varius (R.Br.) Herter ex Nessel
  • Urostachys varius var. polaris Herter ex Nessel

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.

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