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Overview of Pteridophyte Classes

Ferns are the largest group of pteridophytes, or primitive vascular plants. They have roots, stems, rhizomes and leaves. Young fern leaves are pinnately compound and circinately coiled. Example genera include Pteridium, Pteris, Marsilea, Dryopteris, and Adiantum. Pteridophytes also include the lycopsids, which have sporangia formed on sporophylls, and the sphenopsids, such as Equisetum, which form cones at the tips of their aerial stems.

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Overview of Pteridophyte Classes

Ferns are the largest group of pteridophytes, or primitive vascular plants. They have roots, stems, rhizomes and leaves. Young fern leaves are pinnately compound and circinately coiled. Example genera include Pteridium, Pteris, Marsilea, Dryopteris, and Adiantum. Pteridophytes also include the lycopsids, which have sporangia formed on sporophylls, and the sphenopsids, such as Equisetum, which form cones at the tips of their aerial stems.

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Largest group of Pteridophytes

Root, Stem, Rhizome, Leaves


Most primitive vascular plants

Ferns are Pteropsida/Ferns


They are pinnately compound and
megaphyllous/ Psilopsida Stem (rhizome), scaly leaves, rhizoids
circinately coiled in young stage
macrophyllous

E.g. Psilotum (Living fossil)


E.g. Pteridium, Pteris, Marsilea,
Dryopteris, Adiantum, Azolla, Salvinia

Horse tales are included Pteridophytes

AKA Club Moss


Root, stem, leaves

Root, stem, leaves (microphylls)


Scaly leaves are present Nodes and internodes are
Stem is jointed
on these nodes clearly seen on the stem Lycopsida
These sporophylls are spirally
Sporangia formed on sporophylls
coiled and form strobilus or cone.
Cone is formed at apical
part of aerial stem
E.g. Licopodium, Selaginella
Sphenopsida
E.g. Equisetum

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