Lycopodiella species

Øllgaard, Benjamin, 2016, Additions, deletions and changes to the Ecuadorian Lycopodiaceae, Phytotaxa 246 (2), pp. 93-106 : 95

Key to the Ecuadorian Lycopodiella species:

1. Creeping shoots 5–12 mm in diam. incl. leaves; creeping shoot leaves 4–7 × 0.5–0.8 mm, peduncular branch diam. incl. leaves 4–8 (–10) mm; peduncular branch leaves usually not concealing stem; peduncular branch leaves patent to recurved; strobili 8–15 mm in diam. incl. sporophylls; sporophylls 4–7 × 0.8–1.2 mm. .................................................................................... L. andicola

–. Creeping shoots 10–18 mm in diam. incl. leaves; creeping shoot leaves (5–) 7–10 × (0.5–) 0.8–1.2 mm, peduncular branch diam. incl. leaves 8–15 mm, peduncular branch leaves usually concealing stem; peduncular branch leaves appressed to patent; strobili 12–20 mm in diam. incl. sporophylls; sporophylls 6–10 × 1–1.5 mm. ....................................................................... L. matthewsii