The Pteridophytes (Ferns and fern allies)
Pteridophytes are vascular plants and have leaves (known as fronds), roots and sometimes true stems, and tree ferns have full trunks. Examples include ferns, horsetails and club-mosses. Fronds in the largest species of ferns can reach some six metres in length!
What are the main features of pteridophytes?
Pteridophyta Characteristics
- Pteridophytes are considered as the first plants to be evolved on land: ...
- They are cryptogams, seedless and vascular: ...
- The plant body has true roots, stem and leaves: ...
- Spores develop in sporangia: ...
- Sporangia are produced in groups on sporophylls: ...
- Sex organs are multicellular:
Do all pteridophytes have vascular tissue?
The Pteridophytes are the most primitive vascular plants, having a simple reproductive system lacking flowers and seed. ... Pteridophytes evolved a system of xylem and phloem to transport fluids and thus achieved greater heights than was possible for their avascular ancestors.
