. Beginners' botany. Botany. Fig. 301. — A Lycopodium WITH Sporangia in THE OF THE Fo- liage Leaves. (Lyco- podium lucidulum.). Fig. 302, — A (Lycopodium complanatum). as small yellow bodies in the axils of the ordinary leaves near the tip of the shoot; in other species (Fig. 302) they are borne in the axils of small scales that form a catkin-like spike. The spores are very numerous, and they contain an oil that makes them inflammable. About 100 species of lycopodium are known. The plants grown by florists under the name of lycopodium are of the genus Selaginella, more closely
. Beginners' botany. Botany. Fig. 301. — A Lycopodium WITH Sporangia in THE OF THE Fo- liage Leaves. (Lyco- podium lucidulum.). Fig. 302, — A (Lycopodium complanatum). as small yellow bodies in the axils of the ordinary leaves near the tip of the shoot; in other species (Fig. 302) they are borne in the axils of small scales that form a catkin-like spike. The spores are very numerous, and they contain an oil that makes them inflammable. About 100 species of lycopodium are known. The plants grown by florists under the name of lycopodium are of the genus Selaginella, more closely allied to isoetes, bearing two kinds of spores (microspores and macrospores).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954. New York, The Macmillan company
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