Lycopodiophyta (lycophytes)
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Families
Lycopodiaceae (clubmosses)
Three genera in southern Africa:
Huperzia (5 species in southern Africa; sometimes
placed in a separate family, the Huperziaceae),
Lycopodiella (3 species) and
Lycopodium (2
species). |
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Selaginellaceae (spikemosses)
Contains a single genus:
Selaginella (8 species in southern Africa). |
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Isoetaceae (quillworts)
Contains a single genus:
Isoetes
(9 species in southern Africa). |
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