DENDROLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Ferns belong to the division pteridophyta. The plant body of a pteridophyte is differentiated into root, stem and leaves. They are found in cool, damp and shady places and have specialized tissues for the conduction of water and food.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ferns are plants that do not have flowers. Ferns generally reproduce by producing spores. Similar to flowering plants, ferns have roots, stems and leaves.

Detailed explanation-3: -The ferns are also referred to as Polypodiophyta or, when treated as a subdivision of Tracheophyta (vascular plants), Polypodiopsida, although this name sometimes only refers to leptosporangiate ferns.