In this article we will discuss about the anatomy of lycopodium. Also study the strobilus, arrangement of sporangia, L.S. strobilus and spores of lycopodium. Cut thin transverse sections of stem, leaf and root by inserting the material in pith, stain in safranin- fast green combination, mount in glycerine and study- under microscope. Stem: 1. Internally, the stem (Fig. 227) consists [...]
In this article we will discuss about the external features of lycopodium. 1. Plant body is sporophytic and the sporophyte is divisible into roots, stem and leaves (Fig. 224). 2. The genus is divisible into two subgenera, i.e., Urostachya and Rhopalostachya. In sub-genus Urostachya, the plant body is erect or pendant, rarely branched, with rarely organized strobili, and the sporophylls [...]
In this article we will discuss about the structure of Lycopodium with the help of diagrams. The main plant body is sporophytic. It consists of slender and branched stem, numerous small leaves (microphylls) and dichotomously- branched roots (Fig. 7.23A, B). Roots: The primary root or first formed root of the young sporophyte is ephemeral, short-lived. The older plants have dichotomously [...]