The rhizome in Pteridium is subterranean with numerous dichotomous forkings and is capable of indefinite growth. Pteridium aquilinum, the common bracken fern, is the first to invade cultivated fields and when once established is difficult to eradicate. This is one of the ferns able to compete with flowering plants as a weed. It is mainly […]
Diagram of Pteridium| Pteridophytes | Archegoniate Plants | Botany
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Morphology of Marsilea (With Diagram) | Pteridophytes | Botany
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In this article we will discuss about the morphology of marsilea with the help of a suitable diagram. The genus Marsilea with about 60-65 species is distributed in temperate as well as tropical regions. Most of the species occur in Australia and about ten species have been recorded from India. Marsilea has a slender creeping, […]
Reproduction and Development in Ephedra (With Diagram) | Botany
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In this article we will discuss about the process of reproduction and development in ephedra with the help of diagrams. Reproduction in Ephedra: In dioecious Ephedra, male and female cones are borne in the axils of determinate shoots. These may be solitary but most are arranged as dichasial cymes. Male cone of E.foliata consists of […]