| Dendrolycopodium | |
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| Dendrolycopodium dendroideum | |
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Lycophytes |
| Class: | Lycopodiopsida |
| Order: | Lycopodiales |
| Family: | Lycopodiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lycopodioideae |
| Genus: |
Dendrolycopodium A. Haines |
| Species | |
| Synonyms | |
The genus Dendrolycopodium is a clubmoss genus in the family Lycopodiaceae. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it is placed in the subfamily Lycopodioideae. [1] Some sources do not recognize the genus, sinking it into Lycopodium. [2] It is treated as section Obscura when retained within Lycopodium. The genus includes a discrete group of plants with similar morphologies. All have erect to semi-erect, branched stems.
Species
As of June 2024 [update], the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following species: [3]
- Dendrolycopodium dendroideum (Michx.) A.Haines – northern North America, eastern Asia
- Dendrolycopodium hickeyi (W.H.Wagner, Beitel & R.C.Moran) A.Haines – northeastern North America
- Dendrolycopodium juniperoideum (Sw.) A.Haines – northeast Asia (central Siberia)
- Dendrolycopodium obscurum (L.) A.Haines – northeast North America, northeast Asia
- Dendrolycopodium verticale (Li Bing Zhang) Li Bing Zhang & X.M.Zhou - China, Himalayas
References
- ^ PPG I (2016), "A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns", Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 54 (6): 563–603, doi: 10.1111/jse.12229, S2CID 39980610
- ^ "Dendrolycopodium A.Haines", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-12-08
- ^ Hassler, Michael. "Dendrolycopodium". World Ferns. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
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