Dendrolycopodium

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Dendrolycopodium
Dendrolycopodium dendroideum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Lycopodiophyta
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Lycopodiales
Family: Lycopodiaceae
Genus: Dendrolycopodium
A. Haines
Species
  • Dendrolycopodium dendroideum
  • Dendrolycopodium hickeyi
  • Dendrolycopodium juniperoideum
  • Dendrolycopodium obscurum
Synonyms

Lycopodium sect. Obscura (Rothm.) Holub

The genus Dendrolycopodium is a clubmoss genus that some taxonomists have segregated from Lycopodium. 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.

Species

  • Dendrolycopodium dendroideum (northern North America)
  • Dendrolycopodium hickeyi (northeastern North America)
  • Dendrolycopodium juniperoideum (northeast Asia (central Siberia southeast to Taiwan))
  • Dendrolycopodium obscurum (northeast North America, northeast Asia)


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