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  • Lycopodiastrum (syn. Lycopodium) casuarinoides climbing on trees at forest edge, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

    Lycopodiastrum (syn. Lycopodium) casuarinoides climbing on trees at forest edge, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

  • Lycopodiastrum (syn. Lycopodium) casuarinoides, freely hanging vegetative stems issued from the spirally climbing main stem, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

    Lycopodiastrum (syn. Lycopodium) casuarinoides, freely hanging vegetative stems issued from the spirally climbing main stem, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

  • Lycopodiastrum (syn. Lycopodium) casuarinoides, Branched hanging photosynthetic stems issued from the main climbing stem, each with a resting bud evolving later in a  stobili bearing much branched stem, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

    Lycopodiastrum (syn. Lycopodium) casuarinoides, Branched hanging photosynthetic stems issued from the main climbing stem, each with a resting bud evolving later in a stobili bearing much branched stem, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

  • Lycopodiastrum (syn. Lycopodium) casuarinoides, resting bud at the base of the photosynthetic branched stem, evolving later in a  stobili bearing much branched stem, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

    Lycopodiastrum (syn. Lycopodium) casuarinoides, resting bud at the base of the photosynthetic branched stem, evolving later in a stobili bearing much branched stem, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

  • Lycopodiastrum (syn. Lycopodium) casuarinoides, resting bud evolving later in a  stobili bearing much branched stem, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

    Lycopodiastrum (syn. Lycopodium) casuarinoides, resting bud evolving later in a stobili bearing much branched stem, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

  • Lycopodiastrum (syn. Lycopodium) casuarinoides, stobili bearing much branched stem issued from the previously resting bud, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

    Lycopodiastrum (syn. Lycopodium) casuarinoides, stobili bearing much branched stem issued from the previously resting bud, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

  • Lycopodiastrum (syn. Lycopodium) casuarinoides, vegetative branched hanging stem and pseudo lateral stobili bearing  branched stem, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

    Lycopodiastrum (syn. Lycopodium) casuarinoides, vegetative branched hanging stem and pseudo lateral stobili bearing branched stem, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

  • Lycopodiastrum casuarinoides, schematic representation by Patrick Blanc of growth habits with the blocked stems later producing strictly strbiliferous stems in red, Cameron Highlands, July 15th 1984

    Lycopodiastrum casuarinoides, schematic representation by Patrick Blanc of growth habits with the blocked stems later producing strictly strbiliferous stems in red, Cameron Highlands, July 15th 1984

  • Patrick Blanc observing the growth habits of Lycopodium hydrophilum creeping of the wet ground in highland savanna, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua, May 2025

    Patrick Blanc observing the growth habits of Lycopodium hydrophilum creeping of the wet ground in highland savanna, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua, May 2025

  • Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, erect branched stems covering the wet sandy savanna, the old ones, persistant ones dead, becoming grey and similar to Lichens, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, erect branched stems covering the wet sandy savanna, the old ones, persistant ones dead, becoming grey and similar to Lichens, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, some living branched erect fir like stems and numerous long lasting dead stems very Lichen-like in wet sandy savanna, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, some living branched erect fir like stems and numerous long lasting dead stems very Lichen-like in wet sandy savanna, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, dense population of erect living green arbuscular stems and old dead bright grey persistent Lichen-like branched stems, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, dense population of erect living green arbuscular stems and old dead bright grey persistent Lichen-like branched stems, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, part of the main creeping rooting stem with some blocked pseudo lateral stems due to unequal dichotomy, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, part of the main creeping rooting stem with some blocked pseudo lateral stems due to unequal dichotomy, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, stems creeping at the acidic wet sandy soil surface in upland savanna, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, stems creeping at the acidic wet sandy soil surface in upland savanna, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, three stems straightly creeping and colonising the sandy wet savanna, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, three stems straightly creeping and colonising the sandy wet savanna, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, three types of stems due to unequal dichotomy - the long thick straight creeping stem, many erect unbranched and two erect much branched stems, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, three types of stems due to unequal dichotomy - the long thick straight creeping stem, many erect unbranched and two erect much branched stems, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Patrick Blanc showing the strobili at the top of the unbranched erect stems of Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua, May 2025

    Patrick Blanc showing the strobili at the top of the unbranched erect stems of Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua, May 2025

  • Patrick Blanc showing the weakly differenciated yellowish strobili at the top of the erect stems of Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Patrick Blanc showing the weakly differenciated yellowish strobili at the top of the erect stems of Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, erect unbranched stems ending in strobili, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, erect unbranched stems ending in strobili, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, young erect coniferoid much branched entity keeping a main stem due to unequal dichotomy, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, young erect coniferoid much branched entity keeping a main stem due to unequal dichotomy, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, young erect much branched coniferoid stem due to unequal dichotomy, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, young erect much branched coniferoid stem due to unequal dichotomy, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, two erect much branched conifer like stems due to unequal dichotomy, emerging from the creeping stem, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, two erect much branched conifer like stems due to unequal dichotomy, emerging from the creeping stem, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, erect branched stems of different ages, from the youg green ones with vertical stems to the old ones with brown stems ending in strobili, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, erect branched stems of different ages, from the youg green ones with vertical stems to the old ones with brown stems ending in strobili, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, only the erect much branched coniferoid entities emerge above the surrounding vegetation, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, only the erect much branched coniferoid entities emerge above the surrounding vegetation, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, much branched erect Conifer like stems, each one ending in a curved strobilus,  Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, much branched erect Conifer like stems, each one ending in a curved strobilus, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, stems ending in recurved strobili, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, stems ending in recurved strobili, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, stems ending in yellowish curved strobili, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

    Lycopodium (Palhinhaea) hydrophilum, stems ending in yellowish curved strobili, Anggi Lakes, 2300 m asl, Arfak Mts, West Papua

  • Phlegmariurus phlegmaria exhibiting establishment growth through successive more vigorous basal adventitious stems, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

    Phlegmariurus phlegmaria exhibiting establishment growth through successive more vigorous basal adventitious stems, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

  • Phlegmariurus squarrosus, basal repetitive production of new adventitious shoots replacing the drying older ones, Tari, 2000 m asl, Papua New Guinea

    Phlegmariurus squarrosus, basal repetitive production of new adventitious shoots replacing the drying older ones, Tari, 2000 m asl, Papua New Guinea

  • Phlegmariurus phyllanthus, all the erect stems ending in reclining dichotomous strobili are equivalent and issued from basal adventitious meristems, Mathikettan Shola FR, Kerala, India

    Phlegmariurus phyllanthus, all the erect stems ending in reclining dichotomous strobili are equivalent and issued from basal adventitious meristems, Mathikettan Shola FR, Kerala, India

  • Phlegmariurus phyllanthus, successive basal offshoots issued from adventitious meristems, Mathikettan, NP, India

    Phlegmariurus phyllanthus, successive basal offshoots issued from adventitious meristems, Mathikettan, NP, India

  • Selaginella bamleri, a tall shrubby species with self standing erect main stem issued from unequal dichotomy, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua

    Selaginella bamleri, a tall shrubby species with self standing erect main stem issued from unequal dichotomy, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua

  • Selaginella bamleri, shrubby erect species in forest understory, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua

    Selaginella bamleri, shrubby erect species in forest understory, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua

  • Patrick Blanc showing the thick free standing erect main stem of Selaginella bamleri, Manokwari, West Papua, May 2025

    Patrick Blanc showing the thick free standing erect main stem of Selaginella bamleri, Manokwari, West Papua, May 2025

  • Selaginella bamleri, vertical robust main stem due to successive unequal dichotomies, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua.

    Selaginella bamleri, vertical robust main stem due to successive unequal dichotomies, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua.

  • Selaginella bamleri, unique robust main thick erect stem issued from successive unequal dichotomies, the smaller pseudo-lateral stems drying out and finally shedding, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua.

    Selaginella bamleri, unique robust main thick erect stem issued from successive unequal dichotomies, the smaller pseudo-lateral stems drying out and finally shedding, G. Meja, Manokwari, West Papua.

  • Psilotum nudum cespitose stems emerging from rock fissures, Sydney

    Psilotum nudum cespitose stems emerging from rock fissures, Sydney

  • Psilotum complanatum, equal dichotomies of freely hanging elements, translucent scales and synangia

    Psilotum complanatum, equal dichotomies of freely hanging elements, translucent scales and synangia

  • Psilotum nudum, basal offshoots issued from resting buds, most probably of adventitious origin

    Psilotum nudum, basal offshoots issued from resting buds, most probably of adventitious origin

  • Rhynie Flora, Lower Devonian 410 MA, beside equal dichotomy in aerial stems, unequal pseudomonopodial branching already present and repetitive basal branching, probably adventitious, ensuring propagation and virtual immortality

    Rhynie Flora, Lower Devonian 410 MA, beside equal dichotomy in aerial stems, unequal pseudomonopodial branching already present and repetitive basal branching, probably adventitious, ensuring propagation and virtual immortality

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