functions

¤Used as talcum powder

¤Limited decorative use

¤Scientific study for ancient plants

Habitat

live in moist lands or moist areas

Life Cycle of Whisk Ferns

Sporophyte has sporangium. Sporangium release spores, then the spore grow into protonema. The antheridium produce sperm while the archegonium produce egg. After that the sperm and egg are combined by sperm swims to the archegonium, then it fertilize. After that the seed fall to the ground and grows into a new plant.

Characteristic of whisk ferns

¤Root: Rhizoids

¤Stem: Ryzome

¤Leaves: Frond

¤Don’t have flowers and fruits

¤Reproduction: use spore

Definition of whisk ferns

whisk fern is a seedless plant that uses spores to reproduce.