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Lycopodiaceae

Lycopodiaceae

9.9
A group of small plants that make spores to grow new plants, like clubmosses
  • noun
  • /ˌlaɪkəˈpoʊdiˌeɪʃiː/
  • Specialized
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  • The Lycopodiaceae family includes various species commonly known as clubmosses, which thrive in moist environments.

Examples

  • The Isotaceae are a small, cosmopolitan family of aquatic, heterosporous pteridophytes that are related to the extant Selaginellaceae and Lycopodiaceae families.

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  • Botanists often study the Lycopodiaceae to understand the evolution of vascular plants.

  • Many plants in the Lycopodiaceae family are used in traditional medicine for their unique properties.

Synonyms

clubmoss family
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  • Specialized
9.8

A group of small, green plants that make spores rather than seeds

includes vascular plant detail as a technical specification

Surface Forms

Lycopodiaceae singular
Lycopodiaceas singular

Etymology

Lycopodiaceae comes from the Greek name Lycopodium, which breaks into lyco- meaning 'wolf' and -pod meaning 'foot'. People thought the plant's small, low stems looked like a 'wolf's little foot', so the family name for the clubmosses keeps that image and helps you remember these low, spreading plants.