Family · Ferns & allies

Lycopodiaceae

Clubmosses

Ancient vascular plants with small needle-like leaves and spores borne in cone-like strobili.

Accepted species: 464accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 3accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈265 MaPermian · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Lycopodium
Huperzia
Diphasiastrum

Genera

Huperzia354 spp.
Lycopodium64 spp.
Lycopodiella46 spp.

Where it grows

Southern America199
Asia-Tropical107
Asia-Temperate86
Northern America65
Pacific52
Africa52
Australasia24
Europe17
Antarctic8

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Lycopodiaceae sits in the order Lycopodiales.