Lycopodium plumosum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1105. 1753.

"Habitat in Indiis." RCN: 7982.

Lectotype (Alston in J. Bot. 69: 255. 1931): [icon] "Lycopodioides dentatum dichotomum, rigidum, minus" in Dillenius, Hist. Musc.: 471, t. 66, f. 10. 1741. - Voucher: Herb. Dillenius (OXF) .

Current name: Selaginella plumosa (L.) C. Presl ( Selaginellaceae).