In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Habit and Habitat of Selaginella 2. External Morphology of Selaginella 3. Internal Structure 4. Reproduction 5. Life Cycle Patterns. Habit and Habitat of Selaginella: Selaginella is the only living genus of the order Selaginellales and is commonly known as 'spike moss' or 'small club moss'. It is a large genus comprising of [...]
In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Habit and Habitat of Marsilea 2. External Features of Marsilea 3. Internal Structure 4. Reproduction 5. Life Cycle Patterns. Habit and Habitat of Marsilea: Marsilea is commonly known as “pepper wort” or “water fern” (although it is a fern but hardly resembles a true fern). It is represented by about 53 species [...]
Some of the most important characters of Pteridophytes are as follows: 1. Habit: All Pteridophytes are annual and herbaceous, e.g. Azolla, Selaginella but a few are perennial woody tree fern e.g. Alsophila, Angiopteris. 2. Habitat: They are basically terrestrial plants grow in moist shady cool places. 3. Life Cycle: The life cycle is diplohaplontic which shows heteromorphic type of alternation [...]