Cladus: Eukaryota Name Lycopodiaceae P.Beauv. ex Mirb. Internationalization The Lycopodiaceae (class Lycopodiopsida, order Lycopodiales) is a family of primitive vascular plants, including all of the core clubmosses. These plants bear spores on specialized structures at the apex of a shoot; they resemble a tiny battle club, from which the common name derives. They are non-flowering and do not produce seeds. The genera Huperzia, Phlegmariurus and Phylloglossum, the species of which were generally included in a more broadly defined Lycopodium in older classifications, are treated in the separate family Huperziaceae in some classifications, and are treated so here; they differ in producing spores in small lateral structures in the leaf axils. There is as yet no consensus on the recognition of Huperziaceae as a separate family; a more broadly defined Lycopodiaceae, including these genera, is still recognized in some classifications. The species within this family generally have chromosome counts of n=34. A notable exception are the species in genus Diphasiastrum, which have counts of n=23. Uses * The running clubmosses (genus Diphasiastrum) have long been used as greenery for Christmas decoration.
* Thiselton-Dyer, Thomas F. (1889). The Folk-lore of Plants. http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/10118. Source: Wikipedia, Wikispecies: All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License |
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