112.300 Lycopodiella Holub - Bog clubmosses

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Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1970) Pteridophyta Flora Zambesiaca

Description of the genus

Terrestrial perennials. Roots borne at intervals on the lower side of the main stem. Stems of two types, consisting of elongated, indeterminate main stems and determinate, lateral, branchlet systems. Sporophylls different to the leaves, ephemeral. Strobili pendent and sessile or erect and pedunculate. Sporangium epidermal cells straight.

Worldwide: c. 40 species, mostly pantropical.

Zambia: 3 taxa.

Lycopodiella sarcocaulon

Links to taxa:     View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus

SpeciesFZ divisionsProvincesContent
caroliniana (L.) Pic.Serm.B,N,WNw,Mc,Lk,WDescription, Image
cernua (L.) Pic.Serm.B,N,WNw,Cb,Mc,C,LkDescription, Image
sarcocaulon (A. Braun & Welw. ex Kuhn) Pic.Serm.N,WNwDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Lycopodiella:

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Flora of Malawi: Lycopodiella
Flora of Mozambique: Lycopodiella
Flora of Rwanda: Lycopodiella
Flora of Zimbabwe: Lycopodiella

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Tropicos: Lycopodiella
Wikipedia: Lycopodiella

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Lycopodiella.
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