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Lycopodiophyta
Sign in to saveThe lycophytes, when broadly circumscribed, are a group of vascular plants that include the clubmosses. They are sometimes placed in a division Lycopodiophyta or Lycophyta or in a subdivision Lycopodiophytina. They are one of the oldest lineages of extant (living) vascular plants; the group contains extinct plants that have been dated from the Silurian (ca. 425 million years ago). Lycophytes were some of the dominating plant species of the Carboniferous period, and included the tree-like Lepidodendrales, some of which grew over in height, although extant lycophytes are relatively small plants.
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Lycopodiophyta is a phylum within the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Tracheophyta. This taxon has existed since approximately 428 million years ago.
Specimen records for Lycopodiophyta are held by institutions including UOMNH, KU, NY, MO, and CMC. These collections include 10 records and 4 media items. The specimens originate from the United States, South Africa, Brazil, Ecuador, and China. Additionally, 21 occurrences have been documented.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 10
- With media
- 4
- Collections
- UOMNH, KU, NY, MO, CMC
- Recorded in
- United States, South Africa, Brazil, Ecuador, China
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Pteridophyta
- Image
- Lycopodium plant.jpg
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- Commons category
- Lycopodiophyta
- taxon rank
- division
- taxon name
- Lycopodiophyta
- topic's main category
- Category:Lycophytes
- start time
- 428000000-
- topic has template
- Template:Lycopodiophyta
- temporal range start
- Silurian
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The lycophytes, when broadly circumscribed, are a group of vascular plants that include the clubmosses. They are sometimes placed in a division Lycopodiophyta or Lycophyta or in a subdivision Lycopodiophytina. They are one of the oldest lineages of extant (living) vascular plants; the group contains extinct plants that have been dated from the Silurian (ca. 425 million years ago). Lycophytes were some of the dominating plant species of the Carboniferous period, and included the tree-like Lepidodendrales, some of which grew over in height, although extant lycophytes are relatively small plants.
The scientific names and the informal English names used for this group of plants are ambiguous. For example, "Lycopodiophyta" and the shorter "Lycophyta" as well as the informal "lycophyte" may be used to include the extinct zosterophylls or to exclude them.
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