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What is circinate ptyxis and furcate venation in fern?


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Fern:

A fern is a vascular plant that reproduces by spores instead of seeds or flowers.

Circinate ptyxis and furcate venation:

  1. In fern fiddleheads, circinate vernation is a coiled arrangement of fronds (leaves).
  2. Circinate ptyxis is a distinguishing feature of ferns in which the leaf folds during the developmental stages.
  3. Furcate venation refers to veins that divide and produce a fork, but the branches do not join.

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