They were also used to produce fireworks.Selaginellaceae (club moss) Also known as.In Europe, the club mosses used to help with kidney and bladder disorders.They are actually considered to be plants. Even though club mosses have the word moss in them, doesn’t mean that they are considered mosses.The spores of club mosses were once used to coat pills.They are considered to be “cosmopolitan” meaning that they can live in the arctic and in the tropics.Adventitious Root – It arise out-of-sequence from the more usual root formation of branches of a primary root, and instead it originate from the stem, branches, leaves, or old woody roots. (AKA – Cones) Horizontal Stem – Are what produce roots at frequent intervals along their length, allowing the stem to grow indefinitely along the ground. Structure of a Club Moss Stobilus - Is a structure present on most plant species consisting of leaf-like, sporangia-bearing structures densely aggregated along a stem. They have small scale-like leaves, homosporous spores borne in sporangia at the bases of the leaves, branching stems, and generally have a simple form. These club mosses have true roots, steams, and leaves.Ĭlub mosses are said to be very similar to the earliest vascular plants.Club mosses are seedless vascular plants meaning that these plants do not produce seeds, so the seeds are dispersed with the wind.
These cells then reproduce to form the new plant. Once the spores germinate, they develop into a "thallus" which then produce male and female egg cells. These plants produce spores in a cone like structure at the end of the stem. These stems will send up shoots that will hold the flowering portion of the plant. Club Mosses have horizontal branching stems, both underground and above.Other Common Names:Ground Pine, Club Pine, ground cedar, and running pine.This picture shows how club mosses look now a days. Members of the genus Lycopodium (common club moss) look like mini pine trees.Club mosses are small plants that live in moist woodlands located near streams and marshes.The fossilized remains of these tress exist today as large beds of coal.Ancient club mosses grew into huge trees (up to 35 meters in height) and some grew into what is now some of the Earth’s first forest.ClubMosses Marisa Ramunas Gabriel Dominguez Period 8 – Biology
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