ATTENTION STUDENTS
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BIOLOGY 363
VASCULAR PLANTS
FALL 2020
DR. MENAPACE
-- CLASS: OPHIOGLOSSOPSIDA
-- ORDER: OPHIOGLOSSALES
-- ORDER: PSILOTALES
-- SUBPHYLUM: PTERIDOPHYTINA
-- CLASS: EQUISETOPSIDA
-- ORDER: EQUISETALES
-- CLASS: MARATTIOPSIDA
-- ORDER: MARATTIALES
-- CLASS: PTERIDOPSIDA
-- ORDER: PTERIDALES
-- ORDER: MARSILEALES
-- ORDER: SALVINIALES
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***CLASS: OPHIOGLOSSOPSIDA***
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**COMMON NAME**
-- OPHIOGLOSSOPSIDS
**CHARACTERS**
-- CLASS: OPHIOGLOSSOPSIDA
-- ORDER: OPHIOGLOSSALES
-- ORDER: PSILOTALES
-- SUBPHYLUM: PTERIDOPHYTINA
-- CLASS: EQUISETOPSIDA
-- ORDER: EQUISETALES
-- CLASS: MARATTIOPSIDA
-- ORDER: MARATTIALES
-- CLASS: PTERIDOPSIDA
-- ORDER: PTERIDALES
-- ORDER: MARSILEALES
-- ORDER: SALVINIALES
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***CLASS: OPHIOGLOSSOPSIDA***
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**COMMON NAME**
-- OPHIOGLOSSOPSIDS
**CHARACTERS**
-- CLASS: OPHIOGLOSSOPSIDA
-- ORDER: OPHIOGLOSSALES
-- ORDER: PSILOTALES
-- SUBPHYLUM: PTERIDOPHYTINA
-- CLASS: EQUISETOPSIDA
-- ORDER: EQUISETALES
-- CLASS: MARATTIOPSIDA
-- ORDER: MARATTIALES
-- CLASS: PTERIDOPSIDA
-- ORDER: PTERIDALES
-- ORDER: MARSILEALES
-- ORDER: SALVINIALES
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***CLASS: OPHIOGLOSSOPSIDA***
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**COMMON NAME**
-- OPHIOGLOSSOPSIDS
**CHARACTERS**
-- CLASS: OPHIOGLOSSOPSIDA
-- ORDER: OPHIOGLOSSALES
-- ORDER: PSILOTALES
-- SUBPHYLUM: PTERIDOPHYTINA
-- CLASS: EQUISETOPSIDA
-- ORDER: EQUISETALES
-- CLASS: MARATTIOPSIDA
-- ORDER: MARATTIALES
-- CLASS: PTERIDOPSIDA
-- ORDER: PTERIDALES
-- ORDER: MARSILEALES
-- ORDER: SALVINIALES
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***CLASS: OPHIOGLOSSOPSIDA***
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**COMMON NAME**
-- OPHIOGLOSSOPSIDS
**CHARACTERS**
-- OPHIOGLOSSOPSIDS
**CHARACTERS**
-- TERRESTRIAL
-- RTS REDUCED
OR
RTS ABSENT
-- FD NON-REDUCED
OR
FD REDUCED
-- EUSPORANGIATE
-- NON-SYNANGIATE
OR
SYNANGIATE
-- HOMOSPOROUS
**ORDERS**
-- OPHIOGLOSSALES
-- PSILOTALES
-- OPHIOGLOSSOPSIDS
**CHARACTERS**
-- TERRESTRIAL
-- RTS REDUCED
OR
RTS ABSENT
-- FD NON-REDUCED
OR
FD REDUCED
-- EUSPORANGIATE
-- NON-SYNANGIATE
OR
SYNANGIATE
-- HOMOSPOROUS
**ORDERS**
-- OPHIOGLOSSALES
-- PSILOTALES
-- OPHIOGLOSSOPSIDS
**CHARACTERS**
-- TERRESTRIAL
-- RTS REDUCED
OR
RTS ABSENT
-- FD NON-REDUCED
OR
FD REDUCED
-- EUSPORANGIATE
-- NON-SYNANGIATE
OR
SYNANGIATE
-- HOMOSPOROUS
**ORDERS**
-- OPHIOGLOSSALES
-- PSILOTALES
-- OPHIOGLOSSOPSIDS
**CHARACTERS**
-- TERRESTRIAL
-- RTS REDUCED
OR
RTS ABSENT
-- FD NON-REDUCED
OR
FD REDUCED
-- EUSPORANGIATE
-- NON-SYNANGIATE
OR
SYNANGIATE
-- HOMOSPOROUS
**ORDERS**
-- OPHIOGLOSSALES
-- PSILOTALES
-- OPHIOGLOSSOPSIDS
**CHARACTERS**
-- TERRESTRIAL
-- RTS REDUCED
OR
RTS ABSENT
-- FD NON-REDUCED
OR
FD REDUCED
-- EUSPORANGIATE
-- NON-SYNANGIATE
OR
SYNANGIATE
-- HOMOSPOROUS
**ORDERS**
-- OPHIOGLOSSALES
-- PSILOTALES
-- OPHIOGLOSSOPSIDS
**CHARACTERS**
-- TERRESTRIAL
-- RTS REDUCED
OR
RTS ABSENT
-- FD NON-REDUCED
OR
FD REDUCED
-- EUSPORANGIATE
-- NON-SYNANGIATE
OR
SYNANGIATE
-- HOMOSPOROUS
**ORDERS**
-- OPHIOGLOSSALES
-- PSILOTALES
-- OPHIOGLOSSOPSIDS
**CHARACTERS**
-- TERRESTRIAL
-- RTS REDUCED
OR
RTS ABSENT
-- FD NON-REDUCED
OR
FD REDUCED
-- EUSPORANGIATE
-- NON-SYNANGIATE
OR
SYNANGIATE
-- HOMOSPOROUS
**ORDERS**
-- OPHIOGLOSSALES
-- PSILOTALES
-- OPHIOGLOSSOPSIDS
**CHARACTERS**
-- TERRESTRIAL
-- RTS REDUCED
OR
RTS ABSENT
-- FD NON-REDUCED
OR
FD REDUCED
-- EUSPORANGIATE
-- NON-SYNANGIATE
OR
SYNANGIATE
-- HOMOSPOROUS
**ORDERS**
-- OPHIOGLOSSALES
-- PSILOTALES
-- OPHIOGLOSSOPSIDS
**CHARACTERS**
-- TERRESTRIAL
-- RTS REDUCED
OR
RTS ABSENT
-- FD NON-REDUCED
OR
FD REDUCED
-- EUSPORANGIATE
-- NON-SYNANGIATE
OR
SYNANGIATE
-- HOMOSPOROUS
**ORDERS**
-- OPHIOGLOSSALES
-- PSILOTALES
-- OPHIOGLOSSALES
-- PSILOTALES
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***ORDER: OPHIOGLOSSALES***
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---COMMON NAME---
-- GRAPE-FERNS
**DIVERSITY**
-- S: ~100
---REPRESENTATIVE GENERA---
-- Ophioglossum
-- Botrychium
**DISTRIBUTION**
-- TROPICAL
-- OPHIOGLOSSALES
-- PSILOTALES
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***ORDER: OPHIOGLOSSALES***
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---COMMON NAME---
-- GRAPE-FERNS
**DIVERSITY**
-- S: ~100
---REPRESENTATIVE GENERA---
-- Ophioglossum
-- Botrychium
**DISTRIBUTION**
-- TROPICAL
-- OPHIOGLOSSALES
-- PSILOTALES
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***ORDER: OPHIOGLOSSALES***
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---COMMON NAME---
-- GRAPE-FERNS
**DIVERSITY**
-- S: ~100
---REPRESENTATIVE GENERA---
-- Ophioglossum
-- Botrychium
**DISTRIBUTION**
-- TROPICAL
-- OPHIOGLOSSALES
-- PSILOTALES
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***ORDER: OPHIOGLOSSALES***
_________________________________________________________________
---COMMON NAME---
-- GRAPE-FERNS
**DIVERSITY**
-- S: ~100
---REPRESENTATIVE GENERA---
-- Ophioglossum
-- Botrychium
**DISTRIBUTION**
-- TROPICAL
-- OPHIOGLOSSALES
-- PSILOTALES
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***ORDER: OPHIOGLOSSALES***
_________________________________________________________________
---COMMON NAME---
-- GRAPE-FERNS
**DIVERSITY**
-- S: ~100
---REPRESENTATIVE GENERA---
-- Ophioglossum
-- Botrychium
**DISTRIBUTION**
-- TROPICAL
-- OPHIOGLOSSALES
-- PSILOTALES
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***ORDER: OPHIOGLOSSALES***
_________________________________________________________________
---COMMON NAME---
-- GRAPE-FERNS
**DIVERSITY**
-- S: ~100
---REPRESENTATIVE GENERA---
-- Ophioglossum
-- Botrychium
**DISTRIBUTION**
-- TROPICAL
-- OPHIOGLOSSALES
-- PSILOTALES
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***ORDER: OPHIOGLOSSALES***
_________________________________________________________________
---COMMON NAME---
-- GRAPE-FERNS
**DIVERSITY**
-- S: ~100
---REPRESENTATIVE GENERA---
-- Ophioglossum
-- Botrychium
**DISTRIBUTION**
-- TROPICAL
-- OPHIOGLOSSALES
-- PSILOTALES
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***ORDER: OPHIOGLOSSALES***
_________________________________________________________________
---COMMON NAME---
-- GRAPE-FERNS
**DIVERSITY**
-- S: ~100
---REPRESENTATIVE GENERA---
-- Ophioglossum
-- Botrychium
**DISTRIBUTION**
-- TROPICAL
-- OPHIOGLOSSALES
-- PSILOTALES
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***ORDER: OPHIOGLOSSALES***
_________________________________________________________________
---COMMON NAME---
-- GRAPE-FERNS
**DIVERSITY**
-- S: ~100
---REPRESENTATIVE GENERA---
-- Ophioglossum
-- Botrychium
**DISTRIBUTION**
-- TROPICAL
-- OPHIOGLOSSALES
-- PSILOTALES
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***ORDER: OPHIOGLOSSALES***
_________________________________________________________________
---COMMON NAME---
-- GRAPE-FERNS
**DIVERSITY**
-- S: ~100
---REPRESENTATIVE GENERA---
-- Ophioglossum
-- Botrychium
**DISTRIBUTION**
-- TROPICAL
**DISTRIBUTION**
-- TROPICAL
&
TEMPERATE
-- DOMINATELY TEMPERATE
**HABITAT**
-- FORESTS
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
**SPOROPHYTE CHARACTERS**
*KARYOTYPE*
-- K. = CHROMOSOME CHARACTERS
-- HIGHEST VAS PLT CHROMOSOME NO.
EG Ophioglossum - 2N = 1260
**DISTRIBUTION**
-- TROPICAL
&
TEMPERATE
-- DOMINATELY TEMPERATE
**HABITAT**
-- FORESTS
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
**SPOROPHYTE CHARACTERS**
*KARYOTYPE*
-- K. = CHROMOSOME CHARACTERS
-- HIGHEST VAS PLT CHROMOSOME NO.
EG Ophioglossum - 2N = 1260
**DISTRIBUTION**
-- TROPICAL
&
TEMPERATE
-- DOMINATELY TEMPERATE
**HABITAT**
-- FORESTS
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
**SPOROPHYTE CHARACTERS**
*KARYOTYPE*
-- K. = CHROMOSOME CHARACTERS
-- HIGHEST VAS PLT CHROMOSOME NO.
EG Ophioglossum - 2N = 1260
**DISTRIBUTION**
-- TROPICAL
&
TEMPERATE
-- DOMINATELY TEMPERATE
**HABITAT**
-- FORESTS
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
**SPOROPHYTE CHARACTERS**
*KARYOTYPE*
-- K. = CHROMOSOME CHARACTERS
-- HIGHEST VAS PLT CHROMOSOME NO.
EG Ophioglossum - 2N = 1260
**DISTRIBUTION**
-- TROPICAL
&
TEMPERATE
-- DOMINATELY TEMPERATE
**HABITAT**
-- FORESTS
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
**SPOROPHYTE CHARACTERS**
*KARYOTYPE*
-- K. = CHROMOSOME CHARACTERS
-- HIGHEST VAS PLT CHROMOSOME NO.
EG Ophioglossum - 2N = 1260
**DISTRIBUTION**
-- TROPICAL
&
TEMPERATE
-- DOMINATELY TEMPERATE
**HABITAT**
-- FORESTS
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
**SPOROPHYTE CHARACTERS**
*KARYOTYPE*
-- K. = CHROMOSOME CHARACTERS
-- HIGHEST VAS PLT CHROMOSOME NO.
EG Ophioglossum - 2N = 1260
**DISTRIBUTION**
-- TROPICAL
&
TEMPERATE
-- DOMINATELY TEMPERATE
**HABITAT**
-- FORESTS
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
**SPOROPHYTE CHARACTERS**
*KARYOTYPE*
-- K. = CHROMOSOME CHARACTERS
-- HIGHEST VAS PLT CHROMOSOME NO.
EG Ophioglossum - 2N = 1260
**DISTRIBUTION**
-- TROPICAL
&
TEMPERATE
-- DOMINATELY TEMPERATE
**HABITAT**
-- FORESTS
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
**SPOROPHYTE CHARACTERS**
*KARYOTYPE*
-- K. = CHROMOSOME CHARACTERS
-- HIGHEST VAS PLT CHROMOSOME NO.
EG Ophioglossum - 2N = 1260
**DISTRIBUTION**
-- TROPICAL
&
TEMPERATE
-- DOMINATELY TEMPERATE
**HABITAT**
-- FORESTS
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
**SPOROPHYTE CHARACTERS**
*KARYOTYPE*
-- K. = CHROMOSOME CHARACTERS
-- HIGHEST VAS PLT CHROMOSOME NO.
EG Ophioglossum - 2N = 1260
**DISTRIBUTION**
-- TROPICAL
&
TEMPERATE
-- DOMINATELY TEMPERATE
**HABITAT**
-- FORESTS
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
**SPOROPHYTE CHARACTERS**
*KARYOTYPE*
-- K. = CHROMOSOME CHARACTERS
-- HIGHEST VAS PLT CHROMOSOME NO.
EG Ophioglossum - 2N = 1260
-- HIGHEST VAS PLT CHROMOSOME NO.
EG Ophioglossum - 2N = 1260
!!!HIGHEST KNOWN VASCULAR PLT KARYOTYPES!!!
*ROOT*
-- TRUE RTS PRESENT
-- REDUCED
RT HAIRS ABSENT
*STEM*
---STELE---
-- SIPHONOSTELE
ECTOPHOLIC
---RHIZOME---
-- VERTICAL GROWTH
-- BRANCHING ABSENT
-- Botrychium - VASCULAR CAMBIUM PRESENT
-- HIGHEST VAS PLT CHROMOSOME NO.
EG Ophioglossum - 2N = 1260
!!!HIGHEST KNOWN VASCULAR PLT KARYOTYPES!!!
*ROOT*
-- TRUE RTS PRESENT
-- REDUCED
RT HAIRS ABSENT
*STEM*
---STELE---
-- SIPHONOSTELE
ECTOPHOLIC
---RHIZOME---
-- VERTICAL GROWTH
-- BRANCHING ABSENT
-- Botrychium - VASCULAR CAMBIUM PRESENT
-- HIGHEST VAS PLT CHROMOSOME NO.
EG Ophioglossum - 2N = 1260
!!!HIGHEST KNOWN VASCULAR PLT KARYOTYPES!!!
*ROOT*
-- TRUE RTS PRESENT
-- REDUCED
RT HAIRS ABSENT
*STEM*
---STELE---
-- SIPHONOSTELE
ECTOPHOLIC
---RHIZOME---
-- VERTICAL GROWTH
-- BRANCHING ABSENT
-- Botrychium - VASCULAR CAMBIUM PRESENT
-- HIGHEST VAS PLT CHROMOSOME NO.
EG Ophioglossum - 2N = 1260
!!!HIGHEST KNOWN VASCULAR PLT KARYOTYPES!!!
*ROOT*
-- TRUE RTS PRESENT
-- REDUCED
RT HAIRS ABSENT
*STEM*
---STELE---
-- SIPHONOSTELE
ECTOPHOLIC
---RHIZOME---
-- VERTICAL GROWTH
-- BRANCHING ABSENT
-- Botrychium - VASCULAR CAMBIUM PRESENT
-- HIGHEST VAS PLT CHROMOSOME NO.
EG Ophioglossum - 2N = 1260
!!!HIGHEST KNOWN VASCULAR PLT KARYOTYPES!!!
*ROOT*
-- TRUE RTS PRESENT
-- REDUCED
RT HAIRS ABSENT
*STEM*
---STELE---
-- SIPHONOSTELE
ECTOPHOLIC
---RHIZOME---
-- VERTICAL GROWTH
-- BRANCHING ABSENT
-- Botrychium - VASCULAR CAMBIUM PRESENT
-- HIGHEST VAS PLT CHROMOSOME NO.
EG Ophioglossum - 2N = 1260
!!!HIGHEST KNOWN VASCULAR PLT KARYOTYPES!!!
*ROOT*
-- TRUE RTS PRESENT
-- REDUCED
RT HAIRS ABSENT
*STEM*
---STELE---
-- SIPHONOSTELE
ECTOPHOLIC
---RHIZOME---
-- VERTICAL GROWTH
-- BRANCHING ABSENT
-- Botrychium - VASCULAR CAMBIUM PRESENT
-- HIGHEST VAS PLT CHROMOSOME NO.
EG Ophioglossum - 2N = 1260
!!!HIGHEST KNOWN VASCULAR PLT KARYOTYPES!!!
*ROOT*
-- TRUE RTS PRESENT
-- REDUCED
RT HAIRS ABSENT
*STEM*
---STELE---
-- SIPHONOSTELE
ECTOPHOLIC
---RHIZOME---
-- VERTICAL GROWTH
-- BRANCHING ABSENT
-- Botrychium - VASCULAR CAMBIUM PRESENT
-- HIGHEST VAS PLT CHROMOSOME NO.
EG Ophioglossum - 2N = 1260
!!!HIGHEST KNOWN VASCULAR PLT KARYOTYPES!!!
*ROOT*
-- TRUE RTS PRESENT
-- REDUCED
RT HAIRS ABSENT
*STEM*
---STELE---
-- SIPHONOSTELE
ECTOPHOLIC
---RHIZOME---
-- VERTICAL GROWTH
-- BRANCHING ABSENT
-- Botrychium - VASCULAR CAMBIUM PRESENT
-- HIGHEST VAS PLT CHROMOSOME NO.
EG Ophioglossum - 2N = 1260
!!!HIGHEST KNOWN VASCULAR PLT KARYOTYPES!!!
*ROOT*
-- TRUE RTS PRESENT
-- REDUCED
RT HAIRS ABSENT
*STEM*
---STELE---
-- SIPHONOSTELE
ECTOPHLOIC
---RHIZOME---
-- VERTICAL GROWTH
-- BRANCHING ABSENT
-- Botrychium - VASCULAR CAMBIUM PRESENT
-- HIGHEST VAS PLT CHROMOSOME NO.
EG Ophioglossum - 2N = 1260
!!!HIGHEST KNOWN VASCULAR PLT KARYOTYPES!!!
*ROOT*
-- TRUE RTS PRESENT
-- REDUCED
RT HAIRS ABSENT
*STEM*
---STELE---
-- SIPHONOSTELE
ECTOPHLOIC
---RHIZOME---
-- VERTICAL GROWTH
-- BRANCHING ABSENT
-- Botrychium - VASCULAR CAMBIUM PRESENT
-- HIGHEST VAS PLT CHROMOSOME NO.
EG Ophioglossum - 2N = 1260
!!!HIGHEST KNOWN VASCULAR PLT KARYOTYPES!!!
*ROOT*
-- TRUE RTS PRESENT
-- REDUCED
RT HAIRS ABSENT
*STEM*
---STELE---
-- SIPHONOSTELE
ECTOPHLOIC
---RHIZOME---
-- VERTICAL GROWTH
-- BRANCHING ABSENT
-- Botrychium - VASCULAR CAMBIUM PRESENT
-- HIGHEST VAS PLT CHROMOSOME NO.
EG Ophioglossum - 2N = 1260
!!!HIGHEST KNOWN VASCULAR PLT KARYOTYPES!!!
*ROOT*
-- TRUE RTS PRESENT
-- REDUCED
RT HAIRS ABSENT
*STEM*
---STELE---
-- SIPHONOSTELE
ECTOPHLOIC
---RHIZOME---
-- VERTICAL GROWTH
-- BRANCHING ABSENT
-- Botrychium - VASCULAR CAMBIUM PRESENT
-- HIGHEST VAS PLT CHROMOSOME NO.
EG Ophioglossum - 2N = 1260
!!!HIGHEST KNOWN VASCULAR PLT KARYOTYPES!!!
*ROOT*
-- TRUE RTS PRESENT
-- REDUCED
RT HAIRS ABSENT
*STEM*
---STELE---
-- SIPHONOSTELE
ECTOPHLOIC
---RHIZOME---
-- VERTICAL GROWTH
-- BRANCHING ABSENT
-- Botrychium - VASCULAR CAMBIUM PRESENT
-- BRANCHING ABSENT
-- Botrychium - VASCULAR CAMBIUM PRESENT
!!!ONLY KNOWN FERN W/ ~2 GROWTH!!!
*FROND*
-- 1 FROND/SEASON
---PHYLLOTAXY---
-- ALTERNATE
---VERNATION---
-- CONDUPILCATE
---MORPHOLOGY---
-- COMPOUND
-- NON-FERTILE PINNA
PSYN
-- FERTILE PINNA
NON-PSYN
-- BRANCHING ABSENT
-- Botrychium - VASCULAR CAMBIUM PRESENT
!!!ONLY KNOWN FERN W/ ~2 GROWTH!!!
*FROND*
-- 1 FROND/SEASON
---PHYLLOTAXY---
-- ALTERNATE
---VERNATION---
-- CONDUPILCATE
---MORPHOLOGY---
-- COMPOUND
-- NON-FERTILE PINNA
PSYN
-- FERTILE PINNA
NON-PSYN
-- BRANCHING ABSENT
-- Botrychium - VASCULAR CAMBIUM PRESENT
!!!ONLY KNOWN FERN W/ ~2 GROWTH!!!
*FROND*
-- 1 FROND/SEASON
---PHYLLOTAXY---
-- ALTERNATE
---VERNATION---
-- CONDUPILCATE
---MORPHOLOGY---
-- COMPOUND
-- NON-FERTILE PINNA
PSYN
-- FERTILE PINNA
NON-PSYN
-- BRANCHING ABSENT
-- Botrychium - VASCULAR CAMBIUM PRESENT
!!!ONLY KNOWN FERN W/ ~2 GROWTH!!!
*FROND*
-- 1 FROND/SEASON
---PHYLLOTAXY---
-- ALTERNATE
---VERNATION---
-- CONDUPILCATE
---MORPHOLOGY---
-- COMPOUND
-- NON-FERTILE PINNA
PSYN
-- FERTILE PINNA
NON-PSYN
-- BRANCHING ABSENT
-- Botrychium - VASCULAR CAMBIUM PRESENT
!!!ONLY KNOWN FERN W/ ~2 GROWTH!!!
*FROND*
-- 1 FROND/SEASON
---PHYLLOTAXY---
-- ALTERNATE
---VERNATION---
-- CONDUPILCATE
---MORPHOLOGY---
-- COMPOUND
-- NON-FERTILE PINNA
PSYN
-- FERTILE PINNA
NON-PSYN
-- BRANCHING ABSENT
-- Botrychium - VASCULAR CAMBIUM PRESENT
!!!ONLY KNOWN FERN W/ ~2 GROWTH!!!
*FROND*
-- 1 FROND/SEASON
---PHYLLOTAXY---
-- ALTERNATE
---VERNATION---
-- CONDUPILCATE
---MORPHOLOGY---
-- COMPOUND
-- NON-FERTILE PINNA
PSYN
-- FERTILE PINNA
NON-PSYN
-- BRANCHING ABSENT
-- Botrychium - VASCULAR CAMBIUM PRESENT
!!!ONLY KNOWN FERN W/ ~2 GROWTH!!!
*FROND*
-- 1 FROND/SEASON
---PHYLLOTAXY---
-- ALTERNATE
---VERNATION---
-- CONDUPILCATE
---MORPHOLOGY---
-- COMPOUND
-- NON-FERTILE PINNA
PSYN
-- FERTILE PINNA
NON-PSYN
-- BRANCHING ABSENT
-- Botrychium - VASCULAR CAMBIUM PRESENT
!!!ONLY KNOWN FERN W/ ~2 GROWTH!!!
*FROND*
-- 1 FROND/SEASON
---PHYLLOTAXY---
-- ALTERNATE
---VERNATION---
-- CONDUPILCATE
---MORPHOLOGY---
-- COMPOUND
-- NON-FERTILE PINNA
PSYN
-- FERTILE PINNA
NON-PSYN
-- BRANCHING ABSENT
-- Botrychium - VASCULAR CAMBIUM PRESENT
!!!ONLY KNOWN FERN W/ ~2 GROWTH!!!
*FROND*
-- 1 FROND/SEASON
---PHYLLOTAXY---
-- ALTERNATE
---VERNATION---
-- CONDUPILCATE
---MORPHOLOGY---
-- COMPOUND
-- NON-FERTILE PINNA
PSYN
-- FERTILE PINNA
NON-PSYN
-- BRANCHING ABSENT
-- Botrychium - VASCULAR CAMBIUM PRESENT
!!!ONLY KNOWN FERN W/ ~2 GROWTH!!!
*FROND*
-- 1 FROND/SEASON
---PHYLLOTAXY---
-- ALTERNATE
---VERNATION---
-- CONDUPILCATE
---MORPHOLOGY---
-- COMPOUND
-- NON-FERTILE PINNA
PSYN
-- FERTILE PINNA
NON-PSYN
-- BRANCHING ABSENT
-- Botrychium - VASCULAR CAMBIUM PRESENT
!!!ONLY KNOWN FERN W/ ~2 GROWTH!!!
*FROND*
-- 1 FROND/SEASON
---PHYLLOTAXY---
-- ALTERNATE
---VERNATION---
-- CONDUPILCATE
---MORPHOLOGY---
-- COMPOUND
-- NON-FERTILE PINNA
PSYN
-- FERTILE PINNA
NON-PSYN
-- BRANCHING ABSENT
-- Botrychium - VASCULAR CAMBIUM PRESENT
!!!ONLY KNOWN FERN W/ ~2 GROWTH!!!
*FROND*
-- 1 FROND/SEASON
---PHYLLOTAXY---
-- ALTERNATE
---VERNATION---
-- CONDUPILCATE
---MORPHOLOGY---
-- COMPOUND
-- NON-FERTILE PINNA
PSYN
-- FERTILE PINNA
NON-PSYN
-- BRANCHING ABSENT
-- Botrychium - VASCULAR CAMBIUM PRESENT
!!!ONLY KNOWN FERN W/ ~2 GROWTH!!!
*FROND*
-- 1 FROND/SEASON
---PHYLLOTAXY---
-- ALTERNATE
---VERNATION---
-- CONDUPILCATE
---MORPHOLOGY---
-- COMPOUND
-- NON-FERTILE PINNA
PSYN
-- FERTILE PINNA
NON-PSYN
-- FERTILE PINNA
NON-PSYN
*SPORANGIUM*
-- EUSPORANGIUM
---POSITION---
-- MODIFIED PINNULE
-- FOLIAR
-- NON-SYNANGIATE
*SPORE HABIT*
-- HOMOSPOROUS
**GAMETOPHYTE CHARACTERS**
---EXOSPORIC---
-- SUBTERRANEAN
NON-PSYN
MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- FERTILE PINNA
NON-PSYN
*SPORANGIUM*
-- EUSPORANGIUM
---POSITION---
-- MODIFIED PINNULE
-- FOLIAR
-- NON-SYNANGIATE
*SPORE HABIT*
-- HOMOSPOROUS
**GAMETOPHYTE CHARACTERS**
---EXOSPORIC---
-- SUBTERRANEAN
NON-PSYN
MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- FERTILE PINNA
NON-PSYN
*SPORANGIUM*
-- EUSPORANGIUM
---POSITION---
-- MODIFIED PINNULE
-- FOLIAR
-- NON-SYNANGIATE
*SPORE HABIT*
-- HOMOSPOROUS
**GAMETOPHYTE CHARACTERS**
---EXOSPORIC---
-- SUBTERRANEAN
NON-PSYN
MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- FERTILE PINNA
NON-PSYN
*SPORANGIUM*
-- EUSPORANGIUM
---POSITION---
-- MODIFIED PINNULE
-- FOLIAR
-- NON-SYNANGIATE
*SPORE HABIT*
-- HOMOSPOROUS
**GAMETOPHYTE CHARACTERS**
---EXOSPORIC---
-- SUBTERRANEAN
NON-PSYN
MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- FERTILE PINNA
NON-PSYN
*SPORANGIUM*
-- EUSPORANGIUM
---POSITION---
-- MODIFIED PINNULE
-- FOLIAR
-- NON-SYNANGIATE
*SPORE HABIT*
-- HOMOSPOROUS
**GAMETOPHYTE CHARACTERS**
---EXOSPORIC---
-- SUBTERRANEAN
NON-PSYN
MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- FERTILE PINNA
NON-PSYN
*SPORANGIUM*
-- EUSPORANGIUM
---POSITION---
-- MODIFIED PINNULE
-- FOLIAR
-- NON-SYNANGIATE
*SPORE HABIT*
-- HOMOSPOROUS
**GAMETOPHYTE CHARACTERS**
---EXOSPORIC---
-- SUBTERRANEAN
NON-PSYN
MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- FERTILE PINNA
NON-PSYN
*SPORANGIUM*
-- EUSPORANGIUM
---POSITION---
-- MODIFIED PINNULE
-- FOLIAR
-- NON-SYNANGIATE
*SPORE HABIT*
-- HOMOSPOROUS
**GAMETOPHYTE CHARACTERS**
---EXOSPORIC---
-- SUBTERRANEAN
NON-PSYN
MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- FERTILE PINNA
NON-PSYN
*SPORANGIUM*
-- EUSPORANGIUM
---POSITION---
-- MODIFIED PINNULE
-- FOLIAR
-- NON-SYNANGIATE
*SPORE HABIT*
-- HOMOSPOROUS
**GAMETOPHYTE CHARACTERS**
---EXOSPORIC---
-- SUBTERRANEAN
NON-PSYN
MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- FERTILE PINNA
NON-PSYN
*SPORANGIUM*
-- EUSPORANGIUM
---POSITION---
-- MODIFIED PINNULE
-- FOLIAR
-- NON-SYNANGIATE
*SPORE HABIT*
-- HOMOSPOROUS
**GAMETOPHYTE CHARACTERS**
---EXOSPORIC---
-- SUBTERRANEAN
NON-PSYN
MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- FERTILE PINNA
NON-PSYN
*SPORANGIUM*
-- EUSPORANGIUM
---POSITION---
-- MODIFIED PINNULE
-- FOLIAR
-- NON-SYNANGIATE
*SPORE HABIT*
-- HOMOSPOROUS
**GAMETOPHYTE CHARACTERS**
---EXOSPORIC---
-- SUBTERRANEAN
NON-PSYN
MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- FERTILE PINNA
NON-PSYN
*SPORANGIUM*
-- EUSPORANGIUM
---POSITION---
-- MODIFIED PINNULE
-- FOLIAR
-- NON-SYNANGIATE
*SPORE HABIT*
-- HOMOSPOROUS
**GAMETOPHYTE CHARACTERS**
---EXOSPORIC---
-- SUBTERRANEAN
NON-PSYN
MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- FERTILE PINNA
NON-PSYN
*SPORANGIUM*
-- EUSPORANGIUM
---POSITION---
-- MODIFIED PINNULE
-- FOLIAR
-- NON-SYNANGIATE
*SPORE HABIT*
-- HOMOSPOROUS
**GAMETOPHYTE CHARACTERS**
---EXOSPORIC---
-- SUBTERRANEAN
NON-PSYN
MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- FERTILE PINNA
NON-PSYN
*SPORANGIUM*
-- EUSPORANGIUM
---POSITION---
-- MODIFIED PINNULE
-- FOLIAR
-- NON-SYNANGIATE
*SPORE HABIT*
-- HOMOSPOROUS
**GAMETOPHYTE CHARACTERS**
---EXOSPORIC---
-- SUBTERRANEAN
NON-PSYN
MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
NON-PSYN
MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- BISEXUAL
***FOSSIL RECORD***
-- LIMITED
***PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIP***
-- UNCERTAIN
-- APPARENT RELATIONSHIP W/ PSILOTALES
__________________________________________________________________
****ORDER: PSILOTALES****
_________________________________________________________________
-- RECENTLY RECOGNIZED FERNS
-- PREVIOUS ASSINGED OWN PHYLUM
---SYNONYM---
-- PSILOTOPHYTA
NON-PSYN
MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- BISEXUAL
***FOSSIL RECORD***
-- LIMITED
***PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIP***
-- UNCERTAIN
-- APPARENT RELATIONSHIP W/ PSILOTALES
__________________________________________________________________
****ORDER: PSILOTALES****
_________________________________________________________________
-- RECENTLY RECOGNIZED FERNS
-- PREVIOUS ASSINGED OWN PHYLUM
---SYNONYM---
-- PSILOTOPHYTA
NON-PSYN
MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- BISEXUAL
***FOSSIL RECORD***
-- LIMITED
***PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIP***
-- UNCERTAIN
-- APPARENT RELATIONSHIP W/ PSILOTALES
__________________________________________________________________
****ORDER: PSILOTALES****
_________________________________________________________________
-- RECENTLY RECOGNIZED FERNS
-- PREVIOUS ASSINGED OWN PHYLUM
---SYNONYM---
-- PSILOTOPHYTA
NON-PSYN
MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- BISEXUAL
***FOSSIL RECORD***
-- LIMITED
***PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIP***
-- UNCERTAIN
-- APPARENT RELATIONSHIP W/ PSILOTALES
__________________________________________________________________
****ORDER: PSILOTALES****
_________________________________________________________________
-- RECENTLY RECOGNIZED FERNS
-- PREVIOUS ASSINGED OWN PHYLUM
---SYNONYM---
-- PSILOTOPHYTA
NON-PSYN
MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- BISEXUAL
***FOSSIL RECORD***
-- LIMITED
***PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIP***
-- UNCERTAIN
-- APPARENT RELATIONSHIP W/ PSILOTALES
__________________________________________________________________
****ORDER: PSILOTALES****
_________________________________________________________________
-- RECENTLY RECOGNIZED FERNS
-- PREVIOUS ASSINGED OWN PHYLUM
---SYNONYM---
-- PSILOTOPHYTA
NON-PSYN
MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- BISEXUAL
***FOSSIL RECORD***
-- LIMITED
***PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIP***
-- UNCERTAIN
-- APPARENT RELATIONSHIP W/ PSILOTALES
__________________________________________________________________
****ORDER: PSILOTALES****
_________________________________________________________________
-- RECENTLY RECOGNIZED FERNS
-- PREVIOUS ASSINGED OWN PHYLUM
---SYNONYM---
-- PSILOTOPHYTA
NON-PSYN
MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- BISEXUAL
***FOSSIL RECORD***
-- LIMITED
***PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIP***
-- UNCERTAIN
-- APPARENT RELATIONSHIP W/ PSILOTALES
__________________________________________________________________
****ORDER: PSILOTALES****
_________________________________________________________________
-- RECENTLY RECOGNIZED FERNS
-- PREVIOUS ASSINGED OWN PHYLUM
---SYNONYM---
-- PSILOTOPHYTA
NON-PSYN
MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- BISEXUAL
***FOSSIL RECORD***
-- LIMITED
***PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIP***
-- UNCERTAIN
-- APPARENT RELATIONSHIP W/ PSILOTALES
__________________________________________________________________
****ORDER: PSILOTALES****
_________________________________________________________________
-- RECENTLY RECOGNIZED FERNS
-- PREVIOUS ASSINGED OWN PHYLUM
---SYNONYM---
-- PSILOTOPHYTA
NON-PSYN
MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- BISEXUAL
***FOSSIL RECORD***
-- LIMITED
***PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIP***
-- UNCERTAIN
-- APPARENT RELATIONSHIP W/ PSILOTALES
__________________________________________________________________
****ORDER: PSILOTALES****
_________________________________________________________________
-- RECENTLY RECOGNIZED FERNS
-- PREVIOUS ASSINGED OWN PHYLUM
---SYNONYM---
-- PSILOTOPHYTA
NON-PSYN
MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- BISEXUAL
***FOSSIL RECORD***
-- LIMITED
***PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIP***
-- UNCERTAIN
-- APPARENT RELATIONSHIP W/ PSILOTALES
__________________________________________________________________
****ORDER: PSILOTALES****
_________________________________________________________________
-- RECENTLY RECOGNIZED FERNS
-- PREVIOUS ASSINGED OWN PHYLUM
---SYNONYM---
-- PSILOTOPHYTA
NON-PSYN
MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- BISEXUAL
***FOSSIL RECORD***
-- LIMITED
***PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIP***
-- UNCERTAIN
-- APPARENT RELATIONSHIP W/ PSILOTALES
__________________________________________________________________
****ORDER: PSILOTALES****
_________________________________________________________________
-- RECENTLY RECOGNIZED FERNS
-- PREVIOUS ASSINGED OWN PHYLUM
---SYNONYM---
-- PSILOTOPHYTA
---SYNONYM---
-- PSILOTOPHYTA
---COMMON NAMES---
-- PSILOPHYTES
-- WHISK FERNS
**DIVERSITY**
-- S: ~12
---REPRESENTATIVE GENERA---
-- Psilotum
-- Tmesipteris
**DISTRIBUTION & HABITAT**
---Tmesipteris---
-- ENDEMIC SOUTH PACIFIC
---SYNONYM---
-- PSILOTOPHYTA
---COMMON NAMES---
-- PSILOPHYTES
-- WHISK FERNS
**DIVERSITY**
-- S: ~12
---REPRESENTATIVE GENERA---
-- Psilotum
-- Tmesipteris
**DISTRIBUTION & HABITAT**
---Tmesipteris---
-- ENDEMIC SOUTH PACIFIC
---SYNONYM---
-- PSILOTOPHYTA
---COMMON NAMES---
-- PSILOPHYTES
-- WHISK FERNS
**DIVERSITY**
-- S: ~12
---REPRESENTATIVE GENERA---
-- Psilotum
-- Tmesipteris
**DISTRIBUTION & HABITAT**
---Tmesipteris---
-- ENDEMIC SOUTH PACIFIC
---SYNONYM---
-- PSILOTOPHYTA
---COMMON NAMES---
-- PSILOPHYTES
-- WHISK FERNS
**DIVERSITY**
-- S: ~12
---REPRESENTATIVE GENERA---
-- Psilotum
-- Tmesipteris
**DISTRIBUTION & HABITAT**
---Tmesipteris---
-- ENDEMIC SOUTH PACIFIC
---SYNONYM---
-- PSILOTOPHYTA
---COMMON NAMES---
-- PSILOPHYTES
-- WHISK FERNS
**DIVERSITY**
-- S: ~12
---REPRESENTATIVE GENERA---
-- Psilotum
-- Tmesipteris
**DISTRIBUTION & HABITAT**
---Tmesipteris---
-- ENDEMIC SOUTH PACIFIC
---SYNONYM---
-- PSILOTOPHYTA
---COMMON NAMES---
-- PSILOPHYTES
-- WHISK FERNS
**DIVERSITY**
-- S: ~12
---REPRESENTATIVE GENERA---
-- Psilotum
-- Tmesipteris
**DISTRIBUTION & HABITAT**
---Tmesipteris---
-- ENDEMIC SOUTH PACIFIC
---SYNONYM---
-- PSILOTOPHYTA
---COMMON NAMES---
-- PSILOPHYTES
-- WHISK FERNS
**DIVERSITY**
-- S: ~12
---REPRESENTATIVE GENERA---
-- Psilotum
-- Tmesipteris
**DISTRIBUTION & HABITAT**
---Tmesipteris---
-- ENDEMIC SOUTH PACIFIC
---SYNONYM---
-- PSILOTOPHYTA
---COMMON NAMES---
-- PSILOPHYTES
-- WHISK FERNS
**DIVERSITY**
-- S: ~12
---REPRESENTATIVE GENERA---
-- Psilotum
-- Tmesipteris
**DISTRIBUTION & HABITAT**
---Tmesipteris---
-- ENDEMIC SOUTH PACIFIC
---SYNONYM---
-- PSILOTOPHYTA
---COMMON NAMES---
-- PSILOPHYTES
-- WHISK FERNS
**DIVERSITY**
-- S: ~12
---REPRESENTATIVE GENERA---
-- Psilotum
-- Tmesipteris
**DISTRIBUTION & HABITAT**
---Tmesipteris---
-- ENDEMIC SOUTH PACIFIC
---SYNONYM---
-- PSILOTOPHYTA
---COMMON NAMES---
-- PSILOPHYTES
-- WHISK FERNS
**DIVERSITY**
-- S: ~12
---REPRESENTATIVE GENERA---
-- Psilotum
-- Tmesipteris
**DISTRIBUTION & HABITAT**
---Tmesipteris---
-- ENDEMIC SOUTH PACIFIC
---SYNONYM---
-- PSILOTOPHYTA
---COMMON NAMES---
-- PSILOPHYTES
-- WHISK FERNS
**DIVERSITY**
-- S: ~12
---REPRESENTATIVE GENERA---
-- Psilotum
-- Tmesipteris
**DISTRIBUTION & HABITAT**
---Tmesipteris---
-- ENDEMIC SOUTH PACIFIC
---Tmesipteris---
-- ENDEMIC SOUTH PACIFIC
-- E. = GEOGRAPHICALLY RESTRICTED
-- TROPICAL RAINFOREST
-- EPIPHYTE
---Psilotum---
-- TROPICAL
&
WARM TEMPERATE
-- INDIGENOUS SOUTHERN ALABAMA
-- I. = NATIVE
-- WETLANDS
-- NON-EPIPHYTE
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
!!!Psilotum WILL CHARACTERIZE PSILOTALES!!!
---Tmesipteris---
-- ENDEMIC SOUTH PACIFIC
-- E. = GEOGRAPHICALLY RESTRICTED
-- TROPICAL RAINFOREST
-- EPIPHYTE
---Psilotum---
-- TROPICAL
&
WARM TEMPERATE
-- INDIGENOUS SOUTHERN ALABAMA
-- I. = NATIVE
-- WETLANDS
-- NON-EPIPHYTE
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
!!!Psilotum WILL CHARACTERIZE PSILOTALES!!!
---Tmesipteris---
-- ENDEMIC SOUTH PACIFIC
-- E. = GEOGRAPHICALLY RESTRICTED
-- TROPICAL RAINFOREST
-- EPIPHYTE
---Psilotum---
-- TROPICAL
&
WARM TEMPERATE
-- INDIGENOUS SOUTHERN ALABAMA
-- I. = NATIVE
-- WETLANDS
-- NON-EPIPHYTE
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
!!!Psilotum WILL CHARACTERIZE PSILOTALES!!!
---Tmesipteris---
-- ENDEMIC SOUTH PACIFIC
-- E. = GEOGRAPHICALLY RESTRICTED
-- TROPICAL RAINFOREST
-- EPIPHYTE
---Psilotum---
-- TROPICAL
&
WARM TEMPERATE
-- INDIGENOUS SOUTHERN ALABAMA
-- I. = NATIVE
-- WETLANDS
-- NON-EPIPHYTE
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
!!!Psilotum WILL CHARACTERIZE PSILOTALES!!!
---Tmesipteris---
-- ENDEMIC SOUTH PACIFIC
-- E. = GEOGRAPHICALLY RESTRICTED
-- TROPICAL RAINFOREST
-- EPIPHYTE
---Psilotum---
-- TROPICAL
&
WARM TEMPERATE
-- INDIGENOUS SOUTHERN ALABAMA
-- I. = NATIVE
-- WETLANDS
-- NON-EPIPHYTE
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
!!!Psilotum WILL CHARACTERIZE PSILOTALES!!!
---Tmesipteris---
-- ENDEMIC SOUTH PACIFIC
-- E. = GEOGRAPHICALLY RESTRICTED
-- TROPICAL RAINFOREST
-- EPIPHYTE
---Psilotum---
-- TROPICAL
&
WARM TEMPERATE
-- INDIGENOUS SOUTHERN ALABAMA
-- I. = NATIVE
-- WETLANDS
-- NON-EPIPHYTE
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
!!!Psilotum WILL CHARACTERIZE PSILOTALES!!!
---Tmesipteris---
-- ENDEMIC SOUTH PACIFIC
-- E. = GEOGRAPHICALLY RESTRICTED
-- TROPICAL RAINFOREST
-- EPIPHYTE
---Psilotum---
-- TROPICAL
&
WARM TEMPERATE
-- INDIGENOUS SOUTHERN ALABAMA
-- I. = NATIVE
-- WETLANDS
-- NON-EPIPHYTE
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
!!!Psilotum WILL CHARACTERIZE PSILOTALES!!!
---Tmesipteris---
-- ENDEMIC SOUTH PACIFIC
-- E. = GEOGRAPHICALLY RESTRICTED
-- TROPICAL RAINFOREST
-- EPIPHYTE
---Psilotum---
-- TROPICAL
&
WARM TEMPERATE
-- INDIGENOUS SOUTHERN ALABAMA
-- I. = NATIVE
-- WETLANDS
-- NON-EPIPHYTE
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
!!!Psilotum WILL CHARACTERIZE PSILOTALES!!!
---Tmesipteris---
-- ENDEMIC SOUTH PACIFIC
-- E. = GEOGRAPHICALLY RESTRICTED
-- TROPICAL RAINFOREST
-- EPIPHYTE
---Psilotum---
-- TROPICAL
&
WARM TEMPERATE
-- INDIGENOUS SOUTHERN ALABAMA
-- I. = NATIVE
-- WETLANDS
-- NON-EPIPHYTE
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
!!!Psilotum WILL CHARACTERIZE PSILOTALES!!!
---Tmesipteris---
-- ENDEMIC SOUTH PACIFIC
-- E. = GEOGRAPHICALLY RESTRICTED
-- TROPICAL RAINFOREST
-- EPIPHYTE
---Psilotum---
-- TROPICAL
&
WARM TEMPERATE
-- INDIGENOUS SOUTHERN ALABAMA
-- I. = NATIVE
-- WETLANDS
-- NON-EPIPHYTE
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
!!!Psilotum WILL CHARACTERIZE PSILOTALES!!!
---Tmesipteris---
-- ENDEMIC SOUTH PACIFIC
-- E. = GEOGRAPHICALLY RESTRICTED
-- TROPICAL RAINFOREST
-- EPIPHYTE
---Psilotum---
-- TROPICAL
&
WARM TEMPERATE
-- INDIGENOUS SOUTHERN ALABAMA
-- I. = NATIVE
-- WETLANDS
-- NON-EPIPHYTE
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
!!!Psilotum WILL CHARACTERIZE PSILOTALES!!!
---Tmesipteris---
-- ENDEMIC SOUTH PACIFIC
-- E. = GEOGRAPHICALLY RESTRICTED
-- TROPICAL RAINFOREST
-- EPIPHYTE
---Psilotum---
-- TROPICAL
&
WARM TEMPERATE
-- INDIGENOUS SOUTHERN ALABAMA
-- I. = NATIVE
-- WETLANDS
-- NON-EPIPHYTE
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
!!!Psilotum CHARACTERIZE PSILOTALES!!!
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
!!!Psilotum CHARACTERIZE PSILOTALES!!!
**SPOROPHYTE CHARACTERS**
*MORPHOLOGY*
-- HIGHLY REDUCED
-- ONCE CONSIDERED A RHYNIOPHYTA
-- HIGHLY REDUCED FERN
*ROOT*
-- ABSENT VIA REDUCTION
*STEM*
---STELE---
-- PROTOSTELE
ACTINOSTELE
-- ENDARCH
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
!!!Psilotum CHARACTERIZE PSILOTALES!!!
**SPOROPHYTE CHARACTERS**
*MORPHOLOGY*
-- HIGHLY REDUCED
-- ONCE CONSIDERED A RHYNIOPHYTA
-- HIGHLY REDUCED FERN
*ROOT*
-- ABSENT VIA REDUCTION
*STEM*
---STELE---
-- PROTOSTELE
ACTINOSTELE
-- ENDARCH
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
!!!Psilotum CHARACTERIZE PSILOTALES!!!
**SPOROPHYTE CHARACTERS**
*MORPHOLOGY*
-- HIGHLY REDUCED
-- ONCE CONSIDERED A RHYNIOPHYTA
-- HIGHLY REDUCED FERN
*ROOT*
-- ABSENT VIA REDUCTION
*STEM*
---STELE---
-- PROTOSTELE
ACTINOSTELE
-- ENDARCH
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
!!!Psilotum CHARACTERIZE PSILOTALES!!!
**SPOROPHYTE CHARACTERS**
*MORPHOLOGY*
-- HIGHLY REDUCED
-- ONCE CONSIDERED A RHYNIOPHYTA
-- HIGHLY REDUCED FERN
*ROOT*
-- ABSENT VIA REDUCTION
*STEM*
---STELE---
-- PROTOSTELE
ACTINOSTELE
-- ENDARCH
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
!!!Psilotum CHARACTERIZE PSILOTALES!!!
**SPOROPHYTE CHARACTERS**
*MORPHOLOGY*
-- HIGHLY REDUCED
-- ONCE CONSIDERED A RHYNIOPHYTA
-- HIGHLY REDUCED FERN
*ROOT*
-- ABSENT VIA REDUCTION
*STEM*
---STELE---
-- PROTOSTELE
ACTINOSTELE
-- ENDARCH
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
!!!Psilotum CHARACTERIZE PSILOTALES!!!
**SPOROPHYTE CHARACTERS**
*MORPHOLOGY*
-- HIGHLY REDUCED
-- ONCE CONSIDERED A RHYNIOPHYTA
-- HIGHLY REDUCED FERN
*ROOT*
-- ABSENT VIA REDUCTION
*STEM*
---STELE---
-- PROTOSTELE
ACTINOSTELE
-- ENDARCH
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
!!!Psilotum CHARACTERIZE PSILOTALES!!!
**SPOROPHYTE CHARACTERS**
*MORPHOLOGY*
-- HIGHLY REDUCED
-- ONCE CONSIDERED A RHYNIOPHYTA
-- HIGHLY REDUCED FERN
*ROOT*
-- ABSENT VIA REDUCTION
*STEM*
---STELE---
-- PROTOSTELE
ACTINOSTELE
-- ENDARCH
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
!!!Psilotum CHARACTERIZE PSILOTALES!!!
**SPOROPHYTE CHARACTERS**
*MORPHOLOGY*
-- HIGHLY REDUCED
-- ONCE CONSIDERED A RHYNIOPHYTA
-- HIGHLY REDUCED FERN
*ROOT*
-- ABSENT VIA REDUCTION
*STEM*
---STELE---
-- PROTOSTELE
ACTINOSTELE
-- ENDARCH
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
!!!Psilotum CHARACTERIZE PSILOTALES!!!
**SPOROPHYTE CHARACTERS**
*MORPHOLOGY*
-- HIGHLY REDUCED
-- ONCE CONSIDERED A RHYNIOPHYTA
-- HIGHLY REDUCED FERN
*ROOT*
-- ABSENT VIA REDUCTION
*STEM*
---STELE---
-- PROTOSTELE
ACTINOSTELE
-- ENDARCH
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
!!!Psilotum CHARACTERIZE PSILOTALES!!!
**SPOROPHYTE CHARACTERS**
*MORPHOLOGY*
-- HIGHLY REDUCED
-- ONCE CONSIDERED A RHYNIOPHYTA
-- HIGHLY REDUCED FERN
*ROOT*
-- ABSENT VIA REDUCTION
*STEM*
---STELE---
-- PROTOSTELE
ACTINOSTELE
-- ENDARCH
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
!!!Psilotum CHARACTERIZE PSILOTALES!!!
**SPOROPHYTE CHARACTERS**
*MORPHOLOGY*
-- HIGHLY REDUCED
-- ONCE CONSIDERED A RHYNIOPHYTA
-- HIGHLY REDUCED FERN
*ROOT*
-- ABSENT VIA REDUCTION
*STEM*
---STELE---
-- PROTOSTELE
ACTINOSTELE
-- ENDARCH
***GENERAL CHARACTERS***
!!!Psilotum CHARACTERIZE PSILOTALES!!!
**SPOROPHYTE CHARACTERS**
*MORPHOLOGY*
-- HIGHLY REDUCED
-- ONCE CONSIDERED A RHYNIOPHYTA
-- HIGHLY REDUCED FERN
*ROOT*
-- ABSENT VIA REDUCTION
*STEM*
---STELE---
-- PROTOSTELE
ACTINOSTELE
-- ENDARCH
ACTINOSTELE
-- ENDARCH
---RHIZOME---
-- VERY SMALL
-- LIMITED LATERAL GROWTH
-- MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- DICHOTOMOUS BRANCHING
---AERIAL---
-- PSYN
-- BRANCHING DICHOTOMOUS
-- ENATIONS PRESENT
*FROND*
---MORPHOLOGY---
-- SCALE-LIKE ENATION
-- PSYN
-- HIGHLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL
ACTINOSTELE
-- ENDARCH
---RHIZOME---
-- VERY SMALL
-- LIMITED LATERAL GROWTH
-- MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- DICHOTOMOUS BRANCHING
---AERIAL---
-- PSYN
-- BRANCHING DICHOTOMOUS
-- ENATIONS PRESENT
*FROND*
---MORPHOLOGY---
-- SCALE-LIKE ENATION
-- PSYN
-- HIGHLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL
ACTINOSTELE
-- ENDARCH
---RHIZOME---
-- VERY SMALL
-- LIMITED LATERAL GROWTH
-- MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- DICHOTOMOUS BRANCHING
---AERIAL---
-- PSYN
-- BRANCHING DICHOTOMOUS
-- ENATIONS PRESENT
*FROND*
---MORPHOLOGY---
-- SCALE-LIKE ENATION
-- PSYN
-- HIGHLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL
ACTINOSTELE
-- ENDARCH
---RHIZOME---
-- VERY SMALL
-- LIMITED LATERAL GROWTH
-- MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- DICHOTOMOUS BRANCHING
---AERIAL---
-- PSYN
-- BRANCHING DICHOTOMOUS
-- ENATIONS PRESENT
*FROND*
---MORPHOLOGY---
-- SCALE-LIKE ENATION
-- PSYN
-- HIGHLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL
ACTINOSTELE
-- ENDARCH
---RHIZOME---
-- VERY SMALL
-- LIMITED LATERAL GROWTH
-- MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- DICHOTOMOUS BRANCHING
---AERIAL---
-- PSYN
-- BRANCHING DICHOTOMOUS
-- ENATIONS PRESENT
*FROND*
---MORPHOLOGY---
-- SCALE-LIKE ENATION
-- PSYN
-- HIGHLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL
ACTINOSTELE
-- ENDARCH
---RHIZOME---
-- VERY SMALL
-- LIMITED LATERAL GROWTH
-- MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- DICHOTOMOUS BRANCHING
---AERIAL---
-- PSYN
-- BRANCHING DICHOTOMOUS
-- ENATIONS PRESENT
*FROND*
---MORPHOLOGY---
-- SCALE-LIKE ENATION
-- PSYN
-- HIGHLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL
ACTINOSTELE
-- ENDARCH
---RHIZOME---
-- VERY SMALL
-- LIMITED LATERAL GROWTH
-- MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- DICHOTOMOUS BRANCHING
---AERIAL---
-- PSYN
-- BRANCHING DICHOTOMOUS
-- ENATIONS PRESENT
*FROND*
---MORPHOLOGY---
-- SCALE-LIKE ENATION
-- PSYN
-- HIGHLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL
ACTINOSTELE
-- ENDARCH
---RHIZOME---
-- VERY SMALL
-- LIMITED LATERAL GROWTH
-- MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- DICHOTOMOUS BRANCHING
---AERIAL---
-- PSYN
-- DICHOTOMOUS BRANCHING
-- ENATIONS PRESENT
*FROND*
---MORPHOLOGY---
-- SCALE-LIKE ENATION
-- PSYN
-- HIGHLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL
ACTINOSTELE
-- ENDARCH
---RHIZOME---
-- VERY SMALL
-- LIMITED LATERAL GROWTH
-- MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- DICHOTOMOUS BRANCHING
---AERIAL---
-- PSYN
-- DICHOTOMOUS BRANCHING
-- ENATIONS PRESENT
*FROND*
---MORPHOLOGY---
-- SCALE-LIKE ENATION
-- PSYN
-- HIGHLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL
ACTINOSTELE
-- ENDARCH
---RHIZOME---
-- VERY SMALL
-- LIMITED LATERAL GROWTH
-- MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- DICHOTOMOUS BRANCHING
---AERIAL---
-- PSYN
-- DICHOTOMOUS BRANCHING
-- ENATIONS PRESENT
*FROND*
---MORPHOLOGY---
-- SCALE-LIKE ENATION
-- PSYN
-- HIGHLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL
ACTINOSTELE
-- ENDARCH
---RHIZOME---
-- VERY SMALL
-- LIMITED LATERAL GROWTH
-- MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- DICHOTOMOUS BRANCHING
---AERIAL---
-- PSYN
-- DICHOTOMOUS BRANCHING
-- ENATIONS PRESENT
*FROND*
---MORPHOLOGY---
-- SCALE-LIKE ENATION
-- PSYN
-- HIGHLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL
ACTINOSTELE
-- ENDARCH
---RHIZOME---
-- VERY SMALL
-- LIMITED LATERAL GROWTH
-- MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- DICHOTOMOUS BRANCHING
---AERIAL---
-- PSYN
-- DICHOTOMOUS BRANCHING
-- ENATIONS PRESENT
*FROND*
---MORPHOLOGY---
-- SCALE-LIKE ENATION
-- PSYN
-- HIGHLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL
ACTINOSTELE
-- ENDARCH
---RHIZOME---
-- VERY SMALL
-- LIMITED LATERAL GROWTH
-- MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- DICHOTOMOUS BRANCHING
---AERIAL---
-- PSYN
-- DICHOTOMOUS BRANCHING
-- ENATIONS PRESENT
*FROND*
---MORPHOLOGY---
-- SCALE-LIKE ENATION
-- PSYN
-- HIGHLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL
ACTINOSTELE
-- ENDARCH
---RHIZOME---
-- VERY SMALL
-- LIMITED LATERAL GROWTH
-- MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- DICHOTOMOUS BRANCHING
---AERIAL---
-- PSYN
-- DICHOTOMOUS BRANCHING
-- ENATIONS PRESENT
*FROND*
---MORPHOLOGY---
-- SCALE-LIKE ENATION
-- PSYN
-- HIGHLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL
-- PSYN
-- HIGHLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL
---EVOLUTION---
-- FD EVOLVED VIA REDUCTION
!!!FD REFERRED AS “SCALE-LIKE ENATION”!!!
!!!FD ACTUALLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL!!!
---PHYLLOTAXY---
-- ALTERNATE
*SPORANGIUM*
-- EUSPORANGIUM
-- SYNANGIUM = FUSED SPORANGIA
---EVOLUTION---
-- EVOLVED VIA ST REDUCTION & EUSPORANGIA FUSION
-- FORKED SCALE = SUPPORT BRANCH
-- PSYN
-- HIGHLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL
---EVOLUTION---
-- FD EVOLVED VIA REDUCTION
!!!FD REFERRED AS “SCALE-LIKE ENATION”!!!
!!!FD ACTUALLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL!!!
---PHYLLOTAXY---
-- ALTERNATE
*SPORANGIUM*
-- EUSPORANGIUM
-- SYNANGIUM = FUSED SPORANGIA
---EVOLUTION---
-- EVOLVED VIA ST REDUCTION & EUSPORANGIA FUSION
-- FORKED SCALE = SUPPORT BRANCH
-- PSYN
-- HIGHLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL
---EVOLUTION---
-- FD EVOLVED VIA REDUCTION
!!!FD REFERRED AS “SCALE-LIKE ENATION”!!!
!!!FD ACTUALLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL!!!
---PHYLLOTAXY---
-- ALTERNATE
*SPORANGIUM*
-- EUSPORANGIUM
-- SYNANGIUM = FUSED SPORANGIA
---EVOLUTION---
-- EVOLVED VIA ST REDUCTION & EUSPORANGIA FUSION
-- FORKED SCALE = SUPPORT BRANCH
-- PSYN
-- HIGHLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL
---EVOLUTION---
-- FD EVOLVED VIA REDUCTION
!!!FD REFERRED AS “SCALE-LIKE ENATION”!!!
!!!FD ACTUALLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL!!!
---PHYLLOTAXY---
-- ALTERNATE
*SPORANGIUM*
-- EUSPORANGIUM
-- SYNANGIUM = FUSED SPORANGIA
---EVOLUTION---
-- EVOLVED VIA ST REDUCTION & EUSPORANGIA FUSION
-- FORKED SCALE = SUPPORT BRANCH
-- PSYN
-- HIGHLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL
---EVOLUTION---
-- FD EVOLVED VIA REDUCTION
!!!FD REFERRED AS “SCALE-LIKE ENATION”!!!
!!!FD ACTUALLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL!!!
---PHYLLOTAXY---
-- ALTERNATE
*SPORANGIUM*
-- EUSPORANGIUM
-- SYNANGIUM = FUSED SPORANGIA
---EVOLUTION---
-- EVOLVED VIA ST REDUCTION & EUSPORANGIA FUSION
-- FORKED SCALE = SUPPORT BRANCH
-- PSYN
-- HIGHLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL
---EVOLUTION---
-- FD EVOLVED VIA REDUCTION
!!!FD REFERRED AS “SCALE-LIKE ENATION”!!!
!!!FD ACTUALLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL!!!
---PHYLLOTAXY---
-- ALTERNATE
*SPORANGIUM*
-- EUSPORANGIUM
-- SYNANGIUM = FUSED SPORANGIA
---EVOLUTION---
-- EVOLVED VIA ST REDUCTION & EUSPORANGIA FUSION
-- FORKED SCALE = SUPPORT BRANCH
-- PSYN
-- HIGHLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL
---EVOLUTION---
-- FD EVOLVED VIA REDUCTION
!!!FD REFERRED AS “SCALE-LIKE ENATION”!!!
!!!FD ACTUALLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL!!!
---PHYLLOTAXY---
-- ALTERNATE
*SPORANGIUM*
-- EUSPORANGIUM
-- SYNANGIUM = FUSED SPORANGIA
---EVOLUTION---
-- EVOLVED VIA ST REDUCTION & EUSPORANGIA FUSION
-- FORKED SCALE = SUPPORT BRANCH
-- PSYN
-- HIGHLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL
---EVOLUTION---
-- FD EVOLVED VIA REDUCTION
!!!FD REFERRED AS “SCALE-LIKE ENATION”!!!
!!!FD ACTUALLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL!!!
---PHYLLOTAXY---
-- ALTERNATE
*SPORANGIUM*
-- EUSPORANGIUM
-- SYNANGIUM = FUSED SPORANGIA
---EVOLUTION---
-- EVOLVED VIA ST REDUCTION & EUSPORANGIA FUSION
-- FORKED SCALE = SUPPORT BRANCH
-- PSYN
-- HIGHLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL
---EVOLUTION---
-- FD EVOLVED VIA REDUCTION
!!!FD REFERRED AS “SCALE-LIKE ENATION”!!!
!!!FD ACTUALLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL!!!
---PHYLLOTAXY---
-- ALTERNATE
*SPORANGIUM*
-- EUSPORANGIUM
-- SYNANGIUM = FUSED SPORANGIA
---EVOLUTION---
-- EVOLVED VIA ST REDUCTION & EUSPORANGIA FUSION
-- FORKED SCALE = SUPPORT BRANCH
-- PSYN
-- HIGHLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL
---EVOLUTION---
-- FD EVOLVED VIA REDUCTION
!!!FD REFERRED AS “SCALE-LIKE ENATION”!!!
!!!FD ACTUALLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL!!!
---PHYLLOTAXY---
-- ALTERNATE
*SPORANGIUM*
-- EUSPORANGIUM
-- SYNANGIUM = FUSED SPORANGIA
---EVOLUTION---
-- EVOLVED VIA ST REDUCTION & EUSPORANGIA FUSION
-- FORKED SCALE = SUPPORT BRANCH
-- PSYN
-- HIGHLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL
---EVOLUTION---
-- FD EVOLVED VIA REDUCTION
!!!FD REFERRED AS “SCALE-LIKE ENATION”!!!
!!!FD ACTUALLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL!!!
---PHYLLOTAXY---
-- ALTERNATE
*SPORANGIUM*
-- EUSPORANGIUM
-- SYNANGIUM = FUSED SPORANGIA
---EVOLUTION---
-- EVOLVED VIA ST REDUCTION & EUSPORANGIA FUSION
-- FORKED SCALE = SUPPORT BRANCH
-- PSYN
-- HIGHLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL
---EVOLUTION---
-- FD EVOLVED VIA REDUCTION
!!!FD REFERRED AS “SCALE-LIKE ENATION”!!!
!!!FD ACTUALLY REDUCED MEGAPHYLL!!!
---PHYLLOTAXY---
-- ALTERNATE
*SPORANGIUM*
-- EUSPORANGIUM
-- SYNANGIUM = FUSED SPORANGIA
---EVOLUTION---
-- EVOLVED VIA ST REDUCTION & EUSPORANGIA FUSION
-- FORKED SCALE = SUPPORT BRANCH
-- EVOLVED VIA ST REDUCTION & EUSPORANGIA FUSION
-- FORKED SCALE = SUPPORT BRANCH
---POSITION---
-- CAULINE
*SPORE HABIT*
-- HOMOSPOROUS
**GAMETOPHYTE CHARACTERS**
---EXOSPORIC---
-- SUBTERRANEAN
NON-PSYN
MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- BISEXUAL
-- VASCULAR TISSUE PRESENT
!!!ONLY KNOWN TRACHEOPHYTE W/ VASCULAR GAMETOPHYTE!!!
***REPRODUCTION***│
-- EVOLVED VIA ST REDUCTION & EUSPORANGIA FUSION
-- FORKED SCALE = SUPPORT BRANCH
---POSITION---
-- CAULINE
*SPORE HABIT*
-- HOMOSPOROUS
**GAMETOPHYTE CHARACTERS**
---EXOSPORIC---
-- SUBTERRANEAN
NON-PSYN
MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- BISEXUAL
-- VASCULAR TISSUE PRESENT
!!!ONLY KNOWN TRACHEOPHYTE W/ VASCULAR GAMETOPHYTE!!!
***REPRODUCTION***│
-- EVOLVED VIA ST REDUCTION & EUSPORANGIA FUSION
-- FORKED SCALE = SUPPORT BRANCH
---POSITION---
-- CAULINE
*SPORE HABIT*
-- HOMOSPOROUS
**GAMETOPHYTE CHARACTERS**
---EXOSPORIC---
-- SUBTERRANEAN
NON-PSYN
MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- BISEXUAL
-- VASCULAR TISSUE PRESENT
!!!ONLY KNOWN TRACHEOPHYTE W/ VASCULAR GAMETOPHYTE!!!
***REPRODUCTION***│
-- EVOLVED VIA ST REDUCTION & EUSPORANGIA FUSION
-- FORKED SCALE = SUPPORT BRANCH
---POSITION---
-- CAULINE
*SPORE HABIT*
-- HOMOSPOROUS
**GAMETOPHYTE CHARACTERS**
---EXOSPORIC---
-- SUBTERRANEAN
NON-PSYN
MYCORRHIZAE ABUNDANT
-- BISEXUAL
-- VASCULAR TISSUE PRESENT
!!!ONLY KNOWN TRACHEOPHYTE W/ VASCULAR GAMETOPHYTE!!!
***REPRODUCTION***│