pygmy club moss
plant
Also known as: Phylloglossum drummondii
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The pygmy club moss, Phylloglossum drummondii, is the sole member of its genus and is found in parts of Australia and New Zealand. It belongs to the family Lycopodiaceae, which comprises about 400 species of seedless vascular plants known as club mosses. These plants are typically low evergreen herbs with needlelike or scalelike leaves. Club mosses are native mainly to tropical mountains but are also common in northern forests. They are distinct from true mosses (division Bryophyta), which are nonvascular plants.12
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