Club mosses (Lycopodiopsida)

Club mosses

Also known as: Lycophytes

Club mosses are ancient seedless vascular plants known for their creeping or erect habit and microphyllous leaves. These club mosses often inhabit forest floors and moist locations, where their dense, mat-like growth helps in soil stabilization. Their spore-bearing cones are significant for reproduction, indicative of their primitive lineage within plant evolution.

Scientific classification

Class

Club mosses (Lycopodiopsida)

Phylum

Vascular plants

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Order

Clubmosses and firmosses Quillworts Spikemosses

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