Question

What is frond and stipes in ferns?

Answer 1

Fern:

1. A fern is a vascular plant that reproduces through spores and does not produce seeds or flowers.
2. The leaves of ferns arise from the top side of the rhizome's node.
3. The leaf has circinate venation when it is young.
4. The frond refers to the fertile (leaves with sporangia) lamina or spore-bearing leaf, whereas the stipes refer to the sterile (leaves lack sporangia) section.