Background Phlegmariurus squarrosus is a lycophyte in the Lycopodiaceae family. The genus Phlegmariurus is recognized in the 2016 Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification, but not in other classifications, which include the genus in Huperzia and this species as Huperzia squarrosa. It can be found in...

Background Phlegmariurus phlegmaria, also known as coarse tassel fern or common tassel fern, is an epiphytic species native to rainforests in Madagascar, some Indian Ocean islands, Asia, Australasia, and many Pacific Islands. An epiphytic herbaceous ferns that belongs to Lycopodiaceae family, type of fir...