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CLUB MOSS [2 records]

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Record 1 1987-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
DEF

A plant of the order Lycopodiales, esp. of the genus Lycopodium or the closely related. Selaginella in some species of which the sporangia are borne in club-shaped strobili.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Cryptogame vasculaire vivace, herbacée ou suffrutescente, appelée aussi pied-de-loup.

Spanish

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Record 2 1980-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
OBS

In the Devonian period, when the early forests appeared, the primitive assemblage of horsetails, club mosses and ferns spread and came to dominate the land flora.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
OBS

Au Dévonien, quand les premières forêts sont apparues, l'assemblage primitif de prêles, de lycopodes et de fougères s'étend et devient prédominant dans la flore terrestre.

Spanish

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