Pseudolycopodiella is a genus of non-seed plants in the Lycopodiaceae, long considered part of Lycopodium, but now recognized as a separate genus. It has 10–14 recognized species, only one in North America: Pseudolycopodiella caroliniana.Flora of North America v 2.Bruce, J. G. 1976. Comparative studies of Lycopodium carolinianum. American Fern Journal 66: 125--137.Øllgaard, B. 1987. A revised classification of the Lycopodiaceae s. lat. Opera Botanica 92: 153--178.Wagner, W. H. Jr. and J. M. Beitel. 1992. Generic classification of modern North American Lycopodiaceae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 79: 676--686.
Species , the Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World recognized the sixteen species below. Binomial Notes Distribution ImagePseudolycopodiella affinis (Bory) Holub sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, Mascarenes Pseudolycopodiella brevipedunculata (Alderw.) Holub New Guinea Pseudolycopodiella carnosa (Silveira) Holub South America Pseudolycopodiella caroliniana (L.) Holub southern United States, Cuba Pseudolycopodiella contexta (C.Mart.) Holub northern South America Pseudolycopodiella floridana K.Cook & Hickey, ined. Not yet validly published; similar to P. caroliniana but with different ploidy southern United States, Central America, Greater Antilles Pseudolycopodiella iuliformis (Underw. & F.E.Lloyd) Holub northern South America Pseudolycopodiella krameriana (B.Øllg.) B.Øllg. Suriname Pseudolycopodiella limosa (Chinnock) A.R.Field Queensland Pseudolycopodiella meridionalis (Underw. & F.E.Lloyd) Holub Greater Antilles, Central and South America Pseudolycopodiella paradoxa (Mart.) Holub Central and South America Pseudolycopodiella sarcocaulos (Kuhn) Holub sub-Saharan Africa Pseudolycopodiella squamata B.Øllg. & P.G.Windisch Mato Grosso Pseudolycopodiella subinundata (Tagawa) Li Bing Zhang, Xia Wan, Ralf Knapp & H.He East Asia, Sri Lanka, Malesia Pseudolycopodiella tatei (A.C.Sm.) Holub South America Pseudolycopodiella tuberosa (Kuhn) Holub sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, Mascarenes
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