Lycopodiaceae (Clubmosses) | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Lycophytes |
Class: | Lycopodiopsida |
Order: | Lycopodiales |
Family: | Lycopodiaceae P.Beauv. ex Mirb. 1802[1] |
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The Lycopodiaceae (class Lycopodiopsida, order Lycopodiales) are an old family of vascular plants, including all of the core clubmosses and firmosses, comprising 16 accepted genera[2] and about 400 known species.[3] 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]
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