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Division 1 - Lycopodiophyta

from Kingdom 1 - Plantae

Peter Sell  and
Gina Murrell
Peter Sell
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Gina Murrell
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
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Herbs. Stems simple or sparingly branched, bearing roots. Leaves simple, with 1 vein. Sporangia homosporous or heterosporous, borne singly in leaf axils or on the upper side of a leaf near the base; sporangium-bearing leaves often aggregated into a cone. Gametophytes of homosporous species free-living, subterranean, mycorrhizal and saprophytic, those of heterosporous species much reduced and retained in the spore, which lies on the ground.

Contains 3 isolated families worldwide, each in a separate order.

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Flora of Great Britain and Ireland , pp. 1
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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  • Lycopodiophyta
  • Peter Sell, University of Cambridge, Gina Murrell, University of Cambridge
  • Book: Flora of Great Britain and Ireland
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9780511980091.007
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  • Peter Sell, University of Cambridge, Gina Murrell, University of Cambridge
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  • Lycopodiophyta
  • Peter Sell, University of Cambridge, Gina Murrell, University of Cambridge
  • Book: Flora of Great Britain and Ireland
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9780511980091.007
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