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Diversity of Seedless Vascular Plants Division Lycophyta 21.3 Seedless Vascular Plants Introduction to Plants Sporophyte generation of lycophytes is dominant. Reproductive structures produce spores that are club-shaped or spike-shaped. Lycopodium—wolf’s claw Chapter 21
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Introduction to Plants Two genera—Lycopodium and Selanginella 21.3 Seedless Vascular Plants Chapter 21 Have roots, stems, and small, scaly, leaflike structures
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Division Pterophyta Introduction to Plants Plant division includes ferns and horsetails Staghorn fern Hawaiian fern Aquatic fern Dryopteris 21.3 Seedless Vascular Plants Chapter 21
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Sporophyte produces roots and a thick underground stem called a rhizome, a food-storage organ. Introduction to Plants The frond is part of the sporophyte generation of ferns. 21.3 Seedless Vascular Plants Chapter 21
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Introduction to Plants Fern spores form in a structure called a sporangium. Clusters of sporangia form a sorus. Sori usually are located on the undersides of fronds. Bird’s nest fern 21.3 Seedless Vascular Plants Chapter 21
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