''Austrolycopodium'' is a genus of

lycophytes The lycophytes, when broadly circumscribed, are a vascular plant (tracheophyte) subgroup of the kingdom Plantae. They are sometimes placed in a division Lycopodiophyta or Lycophyta or in a subdivision Lycopodiophytina. They are one of the oldes ...

in the family

Lycopodiaceae The Lycopodiaceae (class Lycopodiopsida, order Lycopodiales) are an old family of vascular plants, including all of the core clubmosses and firmosses, comprising 16 accepted genera and about 400 known species. This family originated about 380 m ...

. In the

Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group, or PPG, is an informal international group of systematic botanists who collaborate to establish a consensus on the classification of pteridophytes ( lycophytes and ferns) that reflects knowledge about plant relatio ...

classification of 2016 (PPG I), it is placed in the subfamily

Lycopodioideae ''Lycopodioideae'' is a subfamily in the family Lycopodiaceae in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I). It is equivalent to a broad circumscription of the genus '' Lycopodium'' in other classifications. Like all lycoph ...

. Some sources do not recognize the genus, sinking it into ''

Lycopodium ''Lycopodium'' (from Greek ''lykos'', wolf and ''podion'', diminutive of ''pous'', foot) is a genus of clubmosses, also known as ground pines or creeping cedars, in the family Lycopodiaceae. Two very different circumscriptions of the genus are i ...

''. ''Austrolycopodium'' species are mostly native to the temperate southern hemisphere.

Species

, the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' recognized the following species: *''

Austrolycopodium aberdaricum ''Austrolycopodium'' is a genus of lycophytes in the family Lycopodiaceae. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it is placed in the subfamily Lycopodioideae. Some sources do not recognize the genus, sinking it in ...

'' (Chiov.) Holub *''

Austrolycopodium alboffii ''Austrolycopodium'' is a genus of lycophytes in the family Lycopodiaceae. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it is placed in the subfamily Lycopodioideae. Some sources do not recognize the genus, sinking it in ...

'' (Rolleri) Holub *''

Austrolycopodium confertum ''Austrolycopodium'' is a genus of lycophytes in the family Lycopodiaceae. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it is placed in the subfamily Lycopodioideae. Some sources do not recognize the genus, sinking it in ...

'' (Willd.) Holub *''

Austrolycopodium erectum ''Austrolycopodium erectum'' is a species in the club moss family Lycopodiaceae. The genus ''Austrolycopodium'' is accepted in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), but not in other classifications which submerge the ge ...

'' (Phil.) Holub *''

Austrolycopodium fastigiatum ''Austrolycopodium fastigiatum'', synonym ''Lycopodium fastigiatum'', commonly known as alpine club moss or mountain club moss, is a species of club moss native to New Zealand and Australia. The genus ''Austrolycopodium'' is accepted in the Pteri ...

'' (R.Br.) Holub *''

Austrolycopodium magellanicum ''Austrolycopodium magellanicum'', Synonym (taxonomy), synonym ''Lycopodium magellanicum'', the Magellanic clubmoss, is a species of vascular plant in the club moss family Lycopodiaceae. The genus ''Austrolycopodium'' is accepted in the Pteridoph ...

'' (P.Beauv.) Holub *''

Austrolycopodium paniculatum ''Austrolycopodium'' is a genus of lycophytes in the family Lycopodiaceae. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it is placed in the subfamily Lycopodioideae. Some sources do not recognize the genus, sinking it in ...

'' (Desv. ex Poir.) Holub

References

Lycopodiaceae Lycophyte genera {{Lycophyte-stub