Citation: Kunze, Bot. Zeit. 1:721 (1843).

Synonymy: Huperzia drummondii

Common name: Pigmy clubmoss.

Description:
Tuber small, whitish, c. 4 mm diam.; leaves 0.5-1.5cm long, terete, fleshy, acute; peduncle 1-3 cm long, white, fleshy; strobilus 4-8 mm long, sporophylls imbricate, ovate, acuminate; sporangia reniform.

Image source: fig. 18d in J.P. Jessop and H.R. Toelken Ed. 1986. Flora of South Australia (4th edn).

Published illustration: Cochrane et al. (1980) Flowers and plants of Victoria and Tasmania, fig. 631 .

Distribution:  This species is found during the winter and spring months on moist sandy or clay soils but is uncommon. It is often overlooked because of its small size. S.Aust.: EP, MU, SL, KI, SE.   W.Aust.; N.S.W.; Vic.; Tas.   New Zealand. Conservation status: native Flowering time: No flowering time is available

SA Distribution Map based on current data relating to specimens held in the State Herbarium of South Australia

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