Psilotum definitions

Psilotum

1) Fern genus 2) Genus psilotum
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Psilotum (whisk fern) is a genus of fern-like vascular plants, one of two genera in the family Psilotaceae, order Psilotales, and class Psilotopsida (the other being Tmesipteris). The name of the genus is from Greek psilos = bare, referring to the lack of the usual plant organs, such as leaves. ==Species and distribution== There are two species, P...
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Psilotum

(Skeleton Fork Fern) These are frost-tender, subtropical or tropical, terrestrial or epiphytic (grows on a host, such as a tree, to obtain nutrients, but isn't a parasite) Ferns grown for their interesting skeletal or broom-like fronds. P. nudum, commonly known as Skeleton Fork Fern, grows 2 feet high with a spread of 18 inches. If terrestrial, thi...
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