Introduction Flashcards
1
Q
What are the Microphyllophyta?
A
Club mosses & Spike mosses
2
Q
Species of this division are divided into which two groups?
A
1) With ligules: Minute tongue-like leaf at the base of microphyllus leaves. e.g. Selaginella.
2) Without ligules e.g. Lycopodium.
3
Q
What are Sporophylls?
A
Spore-bearing leaves found at strobili.
4
Q
What is a Strobilus?
A
Stem with short internodes & spore-bearing appendages (sporophylls) at its nodes.
5
Q
What is a Microphyll?
A
Very short leaf with a single unbranched vein & no leaf gaps in the stele.
