Lycophyte
Videos
The lycophytes, are a clade of vascular plants that reproduce with spores. When broadly circumscribed, they include the clubmosses. They are sometimes placed in a division Lycopodiophyta or Lycophyta
Lycopodites, an early lycopod-like fossil
External mold of Lepidodendron from the Upper Carboniferous of Ohio.
Lycopod bark showing leaf scars, from the Middle Devonian of Wisconsin.
Fossil in situ lycopsid, probably Sigillaria, with attached stigmarian roots.
Lepidodendron
Videos
Lepidodendron, from Ancient Greek λεπίς, meaning "scale", and δένδρον, meaning "tree", is an extinct genus of primitive lycopodian vascular plants belonging to the order Lepidodendrales. It is well pr
Lycophyte
…microphylls. These are considered to be stages in the evolution of microphylls. Gallery Lycopodites, an early lycopod-like fossil External mold of Lepidodendron from the Upper Carboniferous of Ohio. Lycopod bark showing leaf scars, from the Middle Devonian of Wisconsin. Fossil in situ lycopsid, probably Sigillaria…
Lepidodendron reconstrucción
Lepidostrobus, the strobilus of Lepidodendron lycophytes
Reconstruction of Lepidodendron (second from left) compared to a juvenile scale tree (far left) and other Lepidodendrales, which from left to right include Lepidophloios, Synchysidendron, Diaphorodendron and Sigillaria.
Leaf scars shown on a Lepidodendron. The "diamond shape" or scale impressions are common indicators of the leaf scars from Lepidodendron lycophytes.