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Pteridophyta Table

This document summarizes and compares four groups of vascular plants: Psilopsida, Lycopsida/club moss, Sphenopsida, and Pteropsida/ferns. Key points include: Psilopsida are ancient vascular plants with rhizomes and tropophylls/sporophylls but no cones/strobilus. Lycopsida/club moss have nodulated stems, adventitious roots, and tropophylls/sporophylls that sometimes have scales. Sphenopsida include horse tails with silica deposition and adventitious roots and leaves. Pteropsida/ferns are the largest group, with each leaf forming sporangia during reproduction and

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Pteridophyta Table

This document summarizes and compares four groups of vascular plants: Psilopsida, Lycopsida/club moss, Sphenopsida, and Pteropsida/ferns. Key points include: Psilopsida are ancient vascular plants with rhizomes and tropophylls/sporophylls but no cones/strobilus. Lycopsida/club moss have nodulated stems, adventitious roots, and tropophylls/sporophylls that sometimes have scales. Sphenopsida include horse tails with silica deposition and adventitious roots and leaves. Pteropsida/ferns are the largest group, with each leaf forming sporangia during reproduction and

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Character Psilopsida Lycopsida/ club moss Sphenopsida Pteropsida = Filicinae

Important Ancient vascular plant Horse tail Largest group of pteridophyta


points Have silica deposition on epidermis of - Ferns
stem & leaf - Ramenta multicellular brown
hair present on young leaf &
stem decrease water loss &
protection
Stem Rhizome having aerial Nodulated stem- Small stem
branches Nodes & internode clearly seen
Root Rhizoids Adventitious Adventitious Adventitious
Leaves Tropophylls & sporophylls Tropophylls & sporophylls- present Tropophylls & sporophylls present Each & every leaves form sporangia
absent Scaly leaves present at node during reproductive phase
Scaly leaves present
Cones/ Absent Present Pesent Absent
strobilus
Examples Psilotum only living Lycopodium Equisetum cause forest fire Ptreis, Pteridium, Marsilea, Dryopteris
genus- Living fossil Selaginella resurrection plant Adiantum walking fern/ maiden hair
Drought escaper fern
Azolla smallest pteridophyta- aquatic
BGA on leaf paddy field n2 fixation

Diagram SALVINIA

FERN

Selaginella Equisetum

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