Tag: introduction to pteridophytes

Adiantum is commonly known as the maidenhair fern due to the delicate, dark, and hair-like appearance of its leaf stalks.

Cryptogams are plants that reproduce via spores and do not produce flowers or seeds, including algae, bryophytes, and pteridophytes.

Equisetum spores possess hygroscopic, ribbon-like structures called elaters that help in spore dispersal.

The vascular bundles of Equisetum stems contain carinal canals, which are formed by the breakdown of protoxylem elements.

Marsilea is an aquatic fern characterized by its leaves, which consist of four leaflets arranged in a clover-like pattern.

Equisetum plants are called scouring rushes because their stems contain significant deposits of silica, which makes them abrasive and useful for cleaning.

Adiantum is widely known as the maidenhair fern due to the appearance of its delicate, dark-colored leaf stalks.

Equisetum is commonly known as horse-tail due to its jointed, ribbed stems that resemble a horse's tail. It is a well-known genus of pteridophytes.