Which group of plants is called as vascular cryptogams?
A
Pteridophyta
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B
Bryophytes
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C
Algae
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D
Fungi
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Solution
The correct option is A Pteridophyta Vascular cryptogam is an old botanical phrase and it refers to those vascular plants that do not make seeds. Thus, cryptogam refers to the production of a separate, usually very small, archegoniate gametophyte. These are well represented in the fossil record.