The Pteridophyta, commonly called vascular cryptogams, are represented by more than about 10,000 species, and are characterized by the following peculiarities: 1. Members of this group are most primitive living vascular plants such as Selaginella, Lycopodium, Equisetum etc., and also fossil vascular plants such as Rhynia, Horneophyton, Asteroxylon, etc. 2. Most of the plants prefer […]