Schizaea is a small genus of specialized ferns in the family Schizaeaceae. Some species are very small and inconspicuous, and so may often be overlooked in nature. The genus is distinctive and not at all like the common conception of a fern; the barren fronds (trophophylls) are grass-like, and the spore-bearing fertile frond (sporophyll) is simila... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizaea
(from the article `fern`) ...sporangia often borne on specialized pinnae, or leaf segments; sporangium with its annulus composed of a subapical uniserial ring of thickened ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/42