Fern plauon: reproduction
Horsetail, fern, lyre are plants that arose on our planet more than 400 million years ago. Despite such a venerable age, cultures are still quite widespread and are of considerable interest to biologists. They stand out especially against the background of relict plants. After all, most of the representatives of this species are listed in the Red Book.
Plown plant: description and photo
These higher spore-bearing plants can be found in the tropics, as well as coniferous and mixed forests of temperate zones. On the territory of Russia, lycopods grow in swamps and in wet sands. Shoots of crops are creeping or erect. They grow above and below the surface of the soil and are shaped like rhizomes. Some species are epiphytes and circle tree trunks.
Ferns and moons are prehistoric plants.
Small, pointed at the tips of the leaves of the plant are painted in a dark green color. Their shape and size differ depending on the species.
In the prehistoric period, the height of the cultures reached 30 m. Now, their size is much more modest. Lying shoots are up to 10 m in length, standing ones – about 1,5 m in height. At the top of each branch is a sporangium, a kidney-shaped organ in which spores mature.
How does the breeding of a lyre
In its natural environment, the plant reproduces by shoots crawling along the surface. A root system is formed on the new appendages, which is strengthened in the ground. After that, the old part of the plant gradually dries up. Thanks to this feature, it seems that the culture is moving from one area to another.
Some species, such as flattened, clavate, and flooded, can grow in spiraling circles. In ancient times, these rings were called nothing less than witchcraft.
It is quite difficult to grow a ploon on a personal plot. Plants are best planted in partial shade. They need a substrate consisting of sandy loam, sphagnum peat and leaf humus.
Spore propagation of a plant is a long and tedious process. Therefore, most often crops are grown by cuttings or by dividing the bush. At the same time, it is easier to breed a club-shaped and dark lyre. They take root relatively well outside the wild.
Ploun is a plant that is not intended for widespread cultivation. But if you want to acquire an interesting representative of prehistoric flora in your collection, you can try to breed this culture. But remember that you will have to pay maximum attention to the lypoons.