Ferns: Botanical Survey of India

Botanical Survey of India Howrah http:Wwww.bsienvis.nic.in Pteridophytes, a natural group of plant kingdom, are represented by Ferns (Moniliophytes) and Fern-allies (Lycophytes). Like flowering plants they possess vascular system for conduction of water, hormones and nutrients but do not produce flowers and fruits for reproduction, however, their reproductive organs are hidden as in algae and bryophytes. Hence, they are also termed as vascular cryptogams. Ferns are incredible prehistoric plants that make charming additions to outdoor and indoor gardens. Learn about all fern types and species! The Museum houses one of the most important collections of ferns and other seed-free vascular plants in the world, with around 350,000 specimens. The collections span the seventeenth century to the present day. They are especially valuable due to their richness in types, historical collections and ... The ferns (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta) are a group of vascular plants (land plants with vascular tissues such as xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. They differ from non-vascular plants (mosses, hornworts and liverworts) by having specialized transport bundles that conduct water and nutrients from and to the roots, as well as life cycles in which the branched sporophyte is the dominant phase. [3] Ferns have complex leaves called megaphylls ...