Does anyone here know what is Dragon Scales?

Question

I heard it was a plant. They gave me this question and asked me what is wrong. Here it is:

Methods of Reproduction

*From Seeds

balsam, angsana, african tulip

*From Plant Parts

+From leaves

begonia, african violet

+From underground Stems

ginger

+From suckers

banana, pineapple

*From Spores

+Non-flowering Plants

dragon scales

+Fungus

mushroom, breadmould

I had made an error on my classification but I don't know how to find it. Anyway, the section "Non-flowering plants", I am not sure if that is the one. Does anyone know if all non-flowering plants reproduce by spores? Yes, best if you can give me an image, a close-up one and another further away of the dragon scale. Give me information about it too. I need to know if it is non-flowering. Can anyone give me the website of where you found the information too?

Thanks,

Bunnie Bones

Answer 1

Question 1 )Does anyone know if all non-flowering plants reproduce by spores?

Answer 1 ) Yes , all non-flowering PLANTS  reproduce by formation of SPORES .

Fungi such as mushrooms and Breadmould come in this category . Ferns such as Polypodium , Nephrolepis and Dragon's scale also come yn this group

Question 2 ) Best if you can give me an image, a close-up one and another further away of the dragon scale.

Answer 2 ) click on the links below for images =

a) Dragon's scale = the one with small oval leaves is the plant you seek( Pyrrosia piloselloides= Dragon's scale ) Not the large , tapering leaflet one(It is  Pyrrosia lanceolata )

http://www.nparks.gov.sg/nursery/uploadf...

http://www.nparks.gov.sg/PlantInfo.aspx?...

b) Breadmould = click on the links below for image / info.=

http://www.backyardnature.net/f/rhizopus...

http://www.backyardnature.net/f/rhizopus...

Question 3 ) Give me information about it too. I need to know if it is non-flowering. Can anyone give me the website of where you found the information too ?

Answer 3 ) Pyrrosia piloselloides= Dragon's scale is a Non-Flowering fern ( Family Polypodiaceae )

Polypodiaceae is a family of polypod ferns, which includes more than 60 genera divided into several tribes and containing around 1,000 species. Nearly all are epiphytes, but some are terrestrial. Drynariaceae, Grammitidaceae, Gymnogrammitidaceae, Loxogrammaceae, Platyceriaceae and Pleurisoriopsidaceae are nowadays usually included in the Polypodiaceae.

Their stems range from erect to long-creeping. The fronds are entire, pinnatifid, or variously forked or pinnate. The petioles lack stipules. The scaly rhizomes are generally creeping in nature.

Polypodiaceae species are found in wet climates, most commonly in rain forests. Notable examples include:

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Plantae



Division: Pteridophyta



Class: Pteridopsida



Order: Polypodiales



Family: Polypodiaceae

Genus =Pyrrosia -

http://www.picsearch.com/pictures/plants...

From = A Botanist

Answer 2

The dragon`s scale fern(!), scientific name Pyrrosia piloselloides, syn. Drymoglossum piloselloides, is found growing on the trunks and branches of trees in India, New Guinea, and Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia.

It grows well and easily here on baskets or tree fern slabs

and can be propagated from spore or by division from a parent plant

For more info, cultivation and pics incl. see my answer in:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?...

On site of "source" look for scientific name.