Division 2 - Equisetophyta
from Kingdom 1 - Plantae
Summary
Rhizomatous perennial herbs with aerial stems elongated, jointed, simple or bearing whorls of branches at the nodes. Leaves borne in whorls and fused into a sheath around the stem, simple, with 1 vein. Sporangia homosporous, borne in clusters under peltate, specialised branches which are arranged in terminal cones. Gametophytes free-living, green and photosynthetic.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018