Treelet Spike Moss 21-III
TRACHEOPHYTA
Lycopodiopsida
 
 
A Treelet Spike Moss at the Missouri Botanical Gardens.



Chapter Outline
  1. Description of Tracheophyta
  2. Classification of Tracheophyta
  3. Lycopodiopsida
  4. Polypodiopsida
  5. Polypodiidae

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Lycopodiopsida is the Class of Clubmosses.

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LYCOPODIALES 

This is the order of clubmosses and firmosses. As of 2024, 45 species of Lycopodiales have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 175 throughout the world.

  • FAMILY LYCOPODIACEAE
    • Fan Clubmoss (Diphasiastrum digitatum) - most iNat observations in the US for Lycopodiales - 3 (Loon Lake in the Airondacks)
    • Prickly Tree-Clubmoss (Dendrolycopodium dendroideum) - 3 (Rich Lake in the Adirondacks)
    • Foxtail Bog Clubmoss (Lycopodiella alopecuroides) - 6 (Schoenberg House at MOBOT)
    • Clubmosses (Lycopodium spp.) - Adirondacks - NOAH NOAH
    • Shining Clubmoss (Lycopodium lucidulum) - Adirondacks, Woodland Garden at MOBOT - NOAH
    • Coral Fern (Lycopodium cernuum) - NOAH
    • Clubmosses (Huperzia spp.; Lycopodium spp.) - Great Smoky Mountains NP
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ISOETALES 

This is the order of Quillworts. As of 2024, 31 species of Isoetales have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 76 throughout the world.

  • FAMILY ISOETACEAE
    • Butler's Quillwort (Isoetes butleri) - most iNat observations in the US for Isoetales - 6 (Mark Twain NF)
    • Engelmann's Quillwort (Isoetes engelmannii) - Great Smoky Mountains NP, Greenhouse at MOBOT (not open to the public)
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SELAGINELLALES 

This is the order of Spikemosses. As of 2024, 43 species of Selaginellales have been observed in iNaturalist in the US and 171 throughout the world.

  • FAMILY SELAGINELLACEAE
    • Bigelow's Spikemoss (Selaginella bigelovii) - most iNat observations in the US for Selaginellales - 7 (Big Sur)
    • Treelet Spike Moss (Selaginella braunii) - Climatron at MOBOT - NOAH
    • Peacock Moss (Selaginella uncinata) - Climatron at MOBOT - NOAH
    • Meadow Spike-Moss (Selaginella apoda) - Great Smoky Mountains NP
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