Psilotaceae |
Psilotum nudum
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- Common Name: miniature form
- Family: Psilotaceae Kanitz.
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- Description: (syn. P. triquetrum)
Herbaceous perennial devoid of roots, with scale leaves only, and dichotomously branching ribbed stems to 50cm long. Resembles early vascular plants known from the fossil record, but now considered a fern ally related to the Ophioglossales. Tropical conditions.
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Accession Data:- Accession # 200700168
- Source: Chad Husby FIU
- Provenance: volunteer sporeling in FIU greenhouses
- Accession Date: 09-18-2007
- Bench: 3106 - Equisetum / Psilotum
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 12-11-2007
Classification:- Division: Ferns
- Class: Psilotopsida
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- Order: Psilotales
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- Family: Psilotaceae
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