Spinulum is a genus of club mosses in the family Lycopodiaceae. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it is placed in the subfamily Lycopodioideae.[1] Some sources do not recognize the genus, sinking it into Lycopodium.[2] Spinulum annotinum is widespread in the temperate Northern Hemisphere.[2]
| Spinulum | |
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| Spinulum annotinum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Lycophytes |
| Class: | Lycopodiopsida |
| Order: | Lycopodiales |
| Family: | Lycopodiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lycopodioideae |
| Genus: | Spinulum A.Haines[1] |
| Species | |
Species
editAs of June 2024[update], the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized two species:[3]
- Spinulum annotinum (L.) A.Haines
- Spinulum lioui Li Bing Zhang & H.He
References
edit- ^ a b PPG I (2016). "A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 54 (6): 563–603. doi:10.1111/jse.12229. S2CID 39980610.
- ^ a b "Spinulum A.Haines", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-12-09
- ^ Hassler, Michael. "Spinulum". World Ferns. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
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