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This family originated about 380 million years ago in the early Devonian, though the diversity within the family has been much more recent. [4] "Wolf foot" is another common name for this family due to the resemblance of either the roots or branch tips to a wolf's paw. [5]
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.
The family, Lycopodiaceae contains nearly 15 genera and about 375 species [3] Originally named by Linnaeus, [4] this species has since been reviewed by Raimond Cranfill. Foxtail clubmoss is the common name for Lycopodiella alopecuroides (L.) Cranfill.
The rank and name used for the taxon holding the extant lycophytes (and their closest extinct relatives) varies widely. Table 1 below shows some of the highest ranks that have been used. Systems may use taxa at a rank lower than the highest given in the table with the same circumscription; for example, a system that uses Lycopodiophyta as the ...
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.
Phylloglossum is unique within Lycopodiaceae due to this underground perenniating tuber, which is a reduced stem system that has developed to be considered a new organ. [2] This tuber is an adaptation to the dry season which allow the plant to survive in a dormant state, and the species is the only wholly deciduous Lycopodiaceae which ...
Lycopodiella is a genus in the clubmoss family Lycopodiaceae.The genus members are commonly called bog clubmosses, describing their wetland habitat.The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, [1] with centers of diversity in the tropical New World and New Guinea.
Huperzia selago, the northern firmoss or fir clubmoss, is a vascular plant in the family Lycopodiaceae. [2] It is small-ish, sturdy, stiff and upright and densely scale-leaved. This plant is an evergreen, perennial pteridophyte. The spores are produced June to September. [3] It has a circumpolar distribution. [4]