''Austrolycopodium'' is a genus of
lycophytes
The lycophytes, when broadly circumscribed, are a vascular plant (tracheophyte) subgroup of the kingdom Plantae. They are sometimes placed in a division Lycopodiophyta or Lycophyta or in a subdivision Lycopodiophytina. They are one of the oldest ...
in the family
Lycopodiaceae. In the
Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group
The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group, or PPG, is an informal international group of systematic botanists who collaborate to establish a consensus on the classification of pteridophytes (lycophytes and ferns) that reflects knowledge about plant relation ...
classification of 2016 (PPG I), it is placed in the subfamily
Lycopodioideae.
[ Some sources do not recognize the genus, sinking it into '' Lycopodium''.][ ''Austrolycopodium'' species are mostly native to the temperate southern hemisphere.][
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Species
, the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' recognized the following species:[
*'']Austrolycopodium aberdaricum
''Austrolycopodium'' is a genus of lycophytes in the family Lycopodiaceae. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group
The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group, or PPG, is an informal international group of systematic botanists who collaborate to establish a ...
'' (Chiov.) Holub
*'' Austrolycopodium alboffii'' (Rolleri) Holub
*'' Austrolycopodium confertum'' (Willd.) Holub
*'' Austrolycopodium erectum'' (Phil.) Holub
*'' Austrolycopodium fastigiatum'' (R.Br.) Holub
*'' Austrolycopodium magellanicum'' (P.Beauv.) Holub
*'' Austrolycopodium paniculatum'' (Desv. ex Poir.) Holub
References
Lycopodiaceae
Lycophyte genera
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