Lycopodiophyta

E51058

plant division vascular plant clade

Lycopodiophyta is an ancient division of vascular plants that includes clubmosses and their relatives, characterized by microphyll leaves and spore-based reproduction.

Aliases (6)

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	plant division → vascular plant clade →
characterizedBy	microphyll leaves → protostele-type vascular system → spore-based reproduction →
chromosomeType	haploid spores →
commonName	lycophytes →
containsClass	Lycopodiopsida →
containsFamily	Isoetaceae → Lycopodiaceae → Selaginellaceae →
containsOrder	Isoetales → Lycopodiales → Selaginellales →
contributedTo	Carboniferous coal forests →
distribution	cosmopolitan →
diversifiedIn	Devonian period →
economicUse	ornamental plants → spores used as lycopodium powder → traditional medicine →
evolutionaryAge	Paleozoic origin →
fertilizationRequires	water →
firstAppearance	Silurian period →
gametophyteType	independent gametophyte →
habitat	epiphytic → terrestrial → wetlands →
hadArborescentFormsIn	Carboniferous period →
hasLeaves	true →
hasRoots	true →
hasStems	true →
hasVascularTissue	true →
includes	clubmosses → quillworts → spikemosses →
isFern	false →
isFloweringPlant	false →
isSeedPlant	false →
kingdom	Plantae →
leafType	microphylls →
lifeCycle	alternation of generations →
modernHabit	mostly small herbaceous plants →
oftenForms	strobili →
photosyntheticPathway	C3 →
reproductionType	spore-bearing →
sisterGroupTo	Euphyllophyta →
sporangiaPosition	adaxial surface of microphylls →
sporesProducedIn	sporangia →
sporeType	heterosporous in Isoetaceae → heterosporous in Selaginellaceae → homosporous in Lycopodiaceae →
taxonRank	division →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lycopodiophyta ("Lycopodiaceae") → Lycopodiophyta ("Selaginellaceae") → Lycopodiophyta ("Isoetaceae") →	containsFamily
Lycopodiophyta ("Lycopodiales") → Lycopodiophyta ("Selaginellales") →	containsOrder
Lycopodiophyta ("Lycopodiopsida") →	containsClass
Tracheophyta →	superdivisionOf