Lycopodiella diffusa and L. lateralis - are they different?
The lycophytes Lycopodiella diffusa and Lycopodiella lateralis are sometimes easy to distinguish and sometimes not! We want to determine if they really are distinct species. Pat Brownsey is just beginning to draft the eFloraNZ treatment for the Lycopodiaceae.
You can help us - please add photos to NatureWatchNZ if you see Lycopodiella diffusa or L. lateralis (or something in between).
For more details (and photos), please see: https://inaturalist.nz/projects/lycopodiella-diffusa-and-lycopodiella-lateralis-are-they-really-different-species
The two apparently in sympatry, with Lycopodiella diffusa at left and L. lateralis at right, near Charleston.
