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Pteridophytes: Spore Reproduction Explained

Pteridophytes, or non-flowering vascular plants like ferns, reproduce using spores rather than seeds. Spores contain plant sperm and egg cells protected inside spore capsules. They are produced in large amounts underneath or on the underside of featherlike leaves. When mature, the spores form visible dark spots on the underside of fern leaves and are released to the wind for reproduction. Horsetails and club mosses are also early vascular plants that rely on spores for reproduction.

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Pteridophytes: Spore Reproduction Explained

Pteridophytes, or non-flowering vascular plants like ferns, reproduce using spores rather than seeds. Spores contain plant sperm and egg cells protected inside spore capsules. They are produced in large amounts underneath or on the underside of featherlike leaves. When mature, the spores form visible dark spots on the underside of fern leaves and are released to the wind for reproduction. Horsetails and club mosses are also early vascular plants that rely on spores for reproduction.

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PTERIDOPHYTES

(fern)
KEIRA IVANKA PESADA
Some nonflowering plants do not
reproduce. Instead, they use spores to
reproduce.

Spores contain the sperm and egg


cells of a plant which are protected
by a tough coat inside a spore
capsule. They rely on wind to carry
their reproductive.
Simple, seedless vascular plants that
do not bear flowers are called
pteridophytes. They produce a large
amount of spores underneath or at
underside of the featherlike leaves for
reproduction.

You will see on the underside of a


leaf the dark spots formation along its
edge. These structures contain the
spores. Fern plants produce spores.
Fern are green perennial plants that
grow in different sizes and produce
groups of spores in casings called
sporangia on the underside of their
leaves. These look like brown or
black spots. Spores are formed in
bunches of four and often contain
chlorophyll and oil droplets. At some
point, the casings dry out and the
spores form oh their leaflets. A frond
has two components. These are THE
STIPE (LEAF STALK) AND THE
BLADE (LEAFY PART) . Each new
fern growth is called fiddlehead
Horsetails have a vascular system.
They are characterized by a vibrant
green stem and patterns of dark
nodes. They reproduce by means of
spores.
Club mosses are relatively one of the
earliest vascular plants with small,
scalelike leaves. They reproduce from
spores that are formed at the bases of
their leaves and branching stems.
Other spore bearing vascular plants include whisk fern, spikemoss, and firmoss

WHISK FERN SPIKEMOSS FIRMOSS

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