Ferns and Fern Allies Slide Set

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The ferns and fern allies microscope slide set offers close-up study of 15 ferns, primitive ferns, clubmosses and horse-tails in the Pteridophyte family, the second-most diverse family of land plants with about 11,000 different species. Slide set includes a full-color brochure with corresponding pictures.

Clubmosses (Lycopodiatae):
• Lycopodium, clubmoss, t.s. of stem showing plectostele
• Lycopodium, clubmoss, t.s. of strobilus showing isospores
• Selaginella, t.s. of stem showing siphonostele

Ferns (Filicatae):
• Aspidium, common fern, t.s. of leaf showing sori
• Aspidium, common fern, t.s. of root
• Aspidium, common fern, t.s. of stem
• Aspidium, common fern, w.m. of prothallium showing antheridia and archegonia
• Osmunda, royal fern, rhizome with ectophloic siphonostele t.s.
• Phyllitis scolopendrium, hart’s tongue fern, leaf with sori and sporangia t.s.
• Pteridium, t.s. of rhizome

Horse-tails (Equisetatae):
• Equisetum, t.s. of stem
• Equisetum, t.s. of strobilus showing spores
• Equisetum, w.m. of spores with elaters

Primitive ferns (Psilophytatae):
• Psilotum, primitive fern, t.s. of rhizome showing protostele
• Psilotum, t.s. of stem showing squamous leaves, aktinostele