Phlegmariurus compactus

Phlegmariurus compactus is a species of plant in the family Lycopodiaceae.^[2] It is endemic to Ecuador, where it is distributed throughout the southern Andean páramos. It occurs up to 4500 meters in altitude.^[1]

Phlegmariurus compactus
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Lycophytes
Class:	Lycopodiopsida
Order:	Lycopodiales
Family:	Lycopodiaceae
Genus:	Phlegmariurus
Species:	P. compactus
Binomial name
Phlegmariurus compactus (Hook.) B.Øllg.[2]
Synonyms[2]
Huperzia compacta (Hook.) Trevis. Huperzia jamesonii (Baker) Holub Lycopodium compactum Hook. Lycopodium jamesonii Baker Urostachys compactus (Hook.) Nessel Urostachys jamesonii (Baker) Nessel