DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY
PLANT CLASSIFICATION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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____ are vascular plants with tall, hollow, jointed stems.
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liverworts
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mosses
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horsetails
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ginkgoes
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is c) horsetails.
Detailed explanation-2: -Horsetail has several distinguishing characteristics. One such characteristic is horsetail’s hollow stems (Figures 1 and 3). Its stems also are jointed, can easily be separated into sections, and have siliceous ridges that make it rough to the touch.
Detailed explanation-3: -Field Horsetail (Equisetum arvense L.) Two types of stems grow annually from dark, creeping, brown-woolly, tuber-bearing rootstocks (rhizomes). Tan-col-ored fertile stems emerge in early spring and reach a height of 1 foot.
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