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Lycopodium (from Ancient Greek lykos, wolf and podion, diminutive of pous, foot) [2] is a genus of clubmosses, also known as ground pines or creeping cedars, [3] in the family Lycopodiaceae. Two very different circumscriptions of the genus are in use.
The Lycopodiaceae (class Lycopodiopsida, order Lycopodiales) are an old family of vascular plants, including all of the core clubmosses and firmosses, comprising 17 accepted genera [2] and about 500 known species. [3]
The family Lycopodiaceae was first established in 1802. [3] Although other genera now placed within the family (in particular Huperzia, published in 1801 [4]) had been described, until the mid-1900s, Lycopodium was often the only genus recognized.
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The timeline displays a graphical representation of the adaptations; the text attempts to explain the nature and robustness of the evidence. Plant evolution is an aspect of the study of biological evolution , predominantly involving evolution of plants suited to live on land, greening of various land masses by the filling of their niches with ...
Lycopodium powder is a yellow-tan dust-like powder, consisting of the dry spores of clubmoss plants, or various fern relatives. When it is mixed with air, the spores are highly flammable and are used to create dust explosions as theatrical special effects.
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