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Information: Also called the whisk ferns, these are the simplest of the vascular plants.
The division of consists of two genera, Psilotum and Tmesipteris. As with angiosperms, plants of the Psilotophyta have vascular tissue (xylem and phloem), however, they are This page was last updated on October 7th, 2008
Psilophyta
Profusely illustrated description focussed on morphology and evolution. http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/webb/BOT201/PSILOTUM/Psilophyta-1.htm
Psilotaceae
Division/family description and thumbnail links to images of two species of Psilotum from Hawaii. http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/psilot.htm
Classification of Psilotophyta
Main entry in Systema Naturae 2000. http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Main/Classification/95997.htm
Phylum Psilophyta
Includes phylum description, and links to images of members of the Psilotaceae. http://www.science.siu.edu/landplants/Psilophyta/psilophyta.html
Fork Ferns
Illustrated introduction to the five species of Psilotaceae found in New Zealand. http://www.hiddenforest.co.nz/plants/forkferns/forkferns.htm
Division Psilotophyta
Description with links to images of Psilotum nudum and Tmesipteris tannensis. http://www.esu.edu/~milewski/intro_biol_two/lab_2_moss_ferns/Psilophyta.html
Introduction to the Psilotales
Includes descriptions of morphology and life history. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/plants/pterophyta/psilotales.html