WebThis determinate reproductive shoot, consisting of a terminal aggregate of sporophylls with associated sporangia, is known as a strobilus or cone (Figure 4.15B,D,G,H). Lycopodiaceae –Club-Moss family (type Lycopodium , after Greek lykos , wolf, + podion , foot, from resemblance to a wolf’s foot). 16 genera/ca. 388 species ( Figure 4.15 ). WebThe axis above the point of attachment of the cotyledons; essentially a shoot apical meristem; may only consist of meristem tissue that forms leaves after seed germination or may (in some species) produce several leaf primordial prior to seed germination; Spermatophyte hypocotyl The region below the attachment of the cotyledons; …
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WebDendrolycopodium obscurum, synonym Lycopodium obscurum, commonly called rare clubmoss, ground pine, or princess pine, is a North American species of clubmoss in the family Lycopodiaceae. It is a close relative of other species such as D. dendroideum and D. hickeyi, also treelike.It is native to the eastern United States and southeastern Canada … WebADVERTISEMENTS: In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Habit and Habitat of Selaginella 2. Salient Features of Selaginella 3. Structure 4. Reproduction. Habit and Habitat of Selaginella: Selaginella shows considerable variation in size, symmetry and morphology. Mostly they are herbaceous perennials, however, a few are annuals (Selaginella … mnd victims
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WebIt is thought to have been a creeping plant, probably not unlike modern Lycopodium. The ligulate leaves are scalelike and anisophyllous. Cones are borne on what have been termed fertile shoots ( FIG. 9.97), each located in the axil of a scalelike leaf or bract. The cones are small (5 mm long) and consist of ∼20 helically arranged sporophylls. http://www1.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/library/webb/BOT201/PSILOTUM/LycopodiumLab.htm WebLycopodiella alopecuroides: Sporophylls spreading, 5.5-9 mm long, and horizontal shoots arching (vs. L. appressa, with sporophylls appressed, mostly 2.9-5 mm long, and horizontal shoots prostrate ). Synonyms Lycopodiella bigelovii (Tuckerman) Holub Lycopodium appressum (Chapman) Lloyd & Underwood Lycopodium inundatum L. var. appressum … initiative\\u0027s 9l