Spinulum is a genus of club mosses in the family Lycopodiaceae. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it is placed in the subfamily Lycopodioideae.[1] Some sources do not recognize the genus, sinking it into Lycopodium.[2] Spinulum annotinum is widespread in the temperate Northern Hemisphere.[2]

Spinulum
Spinulum annotinum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Lycophytes
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Lycopodiales
Family: Lycopodiaceae
Subfamily: Lycopodioideae
Genus: Spinulum
A.Haines[1]
Species

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Species

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As of June 2024, the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized two species:[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b PPG I (2016). "A community-derived classification for extant lycophytes and ferns". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 54 (6): 563–603. doi:10.1111/jse.12229. S2CID 39980610.
  2. ^ a b "Spinulum A.Haines", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2019-12-09
  3. ^ Hassler, Michael. "Spinulum". World Ferns. Retrieved 2024-06-02.