The lycophytes (club mosses, spike mosses and quillworts): an ancient lineage of vascular, spore-reproducing plants distinct from ferns, with small, simple leaves called microphylls arranged spirally along the stem. Lycopodiophyta's tree-sized ancestors were dominant components of the coal-forming forests of the Carboniferous period; today's surviving species are small herbaceous plants.
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Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ215370, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Lycopodiophyta
Wikidata Q215370, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Lycophyte (Wikipedia)
In Group: Seedless Plant Divisions, LeadQuote, In Group: Seedless Plant Divisions, Lead
The lycophytes, are a clade of vascular plants that reproduce with spores.
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