Lycopodium phyllanthum Vegetative Leaves
The Yellow areas along these stems have Sporangia at the base of each leaf. Otherwise the
Sporophylls are identical to vegetative Leaves.
This a close-up which shows the bean-shaped Sporangia at the base of Isophyllous
Sporophylls.
SEM photo of Lycopodium-type Sporangia Shamelessly colored by DTW.
The Vegetative leaves in this species are needle-like. The sporophylls of the cone are
greatly reduced in size and have a different shape. The leaves are thus
Anisophyllous.
Macrophoto of a Gemma
Microphoto of a Gemma