Lycopodiopsida
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Lycopodiopsida is a class of vascular plants also known as lycopsids, lycopods, or lycophytes. Members of the class are also called clubmosses, firmosses, spikemosses and quillworts. They have dichoto
Lycopodium plant
External impression of Lepidodendron from the Upper Carboniferous of Ohio
Axis (branch) from Archaeosigillaria or related lycopod from the Middle Devonian of Wisconsin
Lepidodendron reconstrucción
Lepidodendron
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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
Lycopodiopsida
…possibility that they drew down enough carbon dioxide to change the Earth's climate significantly. During the Carboniferous, tree-like plants (such as Lepidodendron, Sigillaria, and other extinct genera of the order Lepidodendrales) formed huge forests that dominated the landscape. Unlike modern trees, leaves grew…
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.