However, unlike flowering plants, ferns do not have flowers or seeds; instead, they usually reproduce sexually by tiny spores or sometimes can reproduce vegetatively, as exemplified by the walking fern.
Q. Where are fern plants most likely to grow?
The ferns are also well adapted to wide range of environmental conditions and can be found in a number of different habitats. They are most common in rainforest where they commonly grow on other plants but they can also be found in grasslands, deserts and lakes.
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Q. Why do ferns live in the rainforest?
Epiphytic ferns are one of the most common features in rainforests. They grow on the trunks and limbs of trees but unlike parasitic plants such as mistletoe, do not steal nutrients from their host tree. They survive instead on rainwater and the nutrients they get from trapped fallen leaves.
Q. Are ferns asexual?
They are primitive vascular plants with true roots, stems, and complex leaves. Most ferns reproduce through the alternation of generations, alternating successive generations of sexual and asexual forms. The asexual form, known as a sporophyte, is represented by the fern plant as it is commonly known.
Q. What is the Homosporous Fern?
In fern: Size. Most ferns are homosporous, each plant having spores of one shape and size, usually 30 to 50 micrometres in length or diameter, although some reach more than 100 micrometres. A few fern families, however, have dimorphic spores, small ones (microspores) and large ones (megaspores).
Q. Which is Heterosporous Fern?
Order Salviniales includes members of the genus Azolla. It is a tiny, delicate plant that can be found free-floating in ponds and lakes. It is heterosporous, with the microsporangia and megasporangia borne in separate sori, which are enclosed by an indusium.
Q. Is selaginella a fern?
Selaginella, commonly referred to as spike moss or arborvitae fern, has been around for more than 400 million years. These plants look more like a moss than a fern, but are technically considered a fern ally. THE GENUS SELAGINELLA is composed of more than 700 species with most being native to tropical areas.
Q. What is a frosty fern?
Frosty fern is actually more of a moss than a fern, and is commonly also referred to as spike moss or clubmoss. Its scaled leaves resemble conifer leaves. It can grow 4 to 12 inches in height. Its active growing season is mid to late summer, with the correct environment it actively grows year round.
Q. How long do resurrection plants live?
They can survive for up to seven years without water and lose up to 95% of their moisture content. This is accomplished by going into a state of dormancy that enables the plant to survive without cell or tissue damage. As houseplants, resurrection plants are easy to care for.
Q. How big can a resurrection plant get?
The leaves and stems of the resurrection plant form a rosette shape, which assists in its ability to curl into a ball, and the plant grows from rhizomes. Resurrection plants range from 15 to 30 centimetres (6 to 12 inches) in height and have a diameter up to 20 to 25 cm (8 to 10 inches) when open.
