Sphenophyta (division)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Descripción
Cryptogamous (using sexual reproduction but lacking stamens or pistils) with hollow, jointed stems and whorls of slender branches at the joints. Today comprises one genus and around 30 species, but they were abundant in earlier periods; some Paleozoic sphenophytes grew up to 100 feet in height.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- 楔葉植物門 (門) [zh]
- xiè yè zhí wù mén [zh]
- xie ye zhi wu men [zh]
- hsieh yeh chih wu men [zh]
- horsetails [en]
- horsetail [en]
- Division Sphenophyta [en]
- Sphenopsida [en]