Psilotum nudum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Psilotum nudum is a fern-like plant. Like the other species in the order Psilotales, it lacks roots, but evolved from a fern ancestor and lost the roots subsequently. It is found in tropical Asia, ...
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This is a small group with only two genera, Psilotum, shown above left, and Tmesipteris, above right, neither with many species. Both genera grow in tropical or subtropical regions, where they occur on rich soil or as epiphytes.
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www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/plants/pterophyta/psilotales.html
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Psilotum nudum is an epiphyte that sometimes grows as a terrestial plant in rocky crevices in sandy soils. It is considered a fern ally because it is a spore-producing vascular plant. Whisk fern is native to swamplands and dry rocky cliffs from North Carolina to Oklahoma to the tropics.
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PSILOTUM plant identification description, photos, and information on potting, growing, propagation, varieties, and region of origin ... PROPAGATION: This plant may be divided or ripe spores may be sown in the spring. As soon as the spores are ripe, The spores that fall to the bottom of the bag are ready for sowing.
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www.botany.com/psilotum.html
www.botany.com/psilotum.html
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University of Wisconsin-Madison ... Psilotum nudum- Whisk Fern (Psilotaceae ... Recent molecular evidence suggests, however, that Psilotum is not as primitive as most people believed and is related to ferns.
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Images and information for Psilotum nudum - Moa. ... ; Psilotum nudum; Habit on coconut trunk at Kahului Airport, Maui ; September 22, 2006 ; 060922-9144 ... ; Psilotum nudum; Habit at Enchanting Floral Gardens of Kula, Maui ; October 24, 2007 ; 071024-0004...
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While Psilotum looks like an early land plant, studies of its sexual life cycle, particularly the gametophyte stage, suggest that it is actually closely related to ferns! It seems probable that Psilotum is a fern that has lost most of the complex features such as leaves and roots.
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taggart.glg.msu.edu/bot335/psilotum.htm
taggart.glg.msu.edu/bot335/psilotum.htm
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Psilotum nudum ... While not the most attractive of plants, Psilotum nudum has the distinction of representing the most primitive vascular plants on Earth today. The vascular (circulatory) system of Psilotum nudum consists of a series of tube-shaped cells that conduct water, minerals, and organic materials throughout...
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faculty.ucc.edu/biology-ombrello/POW/Psilotum.htm
faculty.ucc.edu/biology-ombrello/POW/Psilotum.htm
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EEB Greenhouse Accession Data for Psilotum nudum :: Location: AFR:Congo Basin B ... Psilotum complanatum ... Psilotum nudum cv. Samkonishiki...
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