Diphasium Diphasium, (L.) Rothm.

1. D. complanatum (L.) Rothm. View in CoL , Feddes Repert. 54; 64 (1944)

( Lycopodium complanatum L. , L. anceps Wallr. ).

Stems farcreeping, subterranean, bearing erect, much-branched shoots; the finer branches 2-3 mm wide, obviously flattened. Lateral leaves broader than the dorsal; ventral leaves on the finer sterile branches O-5-l-5mm long, | as wide as the branches. Spikes pedunculate; sporophylls broadly ovate, as long as broad, shortly acuminate; spores 30/* in diameter. 2/z = 46. N. & C. Europe, extending locally southwards to Spain, N. Italy, Bulgaria and S. Ural; Açores. Au Az Be Bu Cz D a Fe G a Ge He Ho Hs H u It Ju N o Rm Rs (N, B, C, W, E) Po Su.

Plants from Açores and Madeira, which differ from 1 in leaf characters and spore size, have recently been described as Lycopodium madeirense Wilce , Nova Hedwigia 3: 93 (1961).