Lycopodiella
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Lycopodiella is a genus of approximately 15 species of club mosses, commonly known as bog club mosses. These plants are seedless vascular plants belonging to the family Lycopodiaceae. They are found in wetland habitats, including bogs, across the globe, with many species native to the Americas.1
Club mosses are low-growing evergreen herbs with needle-like or scale-like leaves. They reproduce via spores and exhibit an alternation of generations between a spore-producing sporophyte and a gametophyte. The taxonomy of club mosses can be complex, with different classification systems recognizing varying numbers of genera within the family.123
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