The genus Dendrolycopodium is a clubmoss genus in the family Lycopodiaceae. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it is placed in the subfamily Lycopodioideae.[1] Some sources do not recognize the genus, sinking it into Lycopodium.[2] It is treated as section Obscura when retained within Lycopodium. The genus includes a discrete group of plants with similar morphologies. All have erect to semi-erect, branched stems.

Dendrolycopodium
Dendrolycopodium dendroideum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Lycophytes
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Lycopodiales
Family: Lycopodiaceae
Subfamily: Lycopodioideae
Genus: Dendrolycopodium
A. Haines
Species

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Synonyms

Lycopodium sect. Obscura (Rothm.) Holub

Species

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As of June 2024, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the following species:[3]

References

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  1. ^ PPG I (2016), "A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns", Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 54 (6): 563–603, doi:10.1111/jse.12229, S2CID 39980610
  2. ^ "Dendrolycopodium A.Haines", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-12-08
  3. ^ Hassler, Michael. "Dendrolycopodium". World Ferns. Retrieved 2024-06-02.