Does anyone here know what is Dragon Scales?

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

Does anyone here know what is Dragon Scales?
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
Reply:Thanks for the honor and the remark 'Perfect "





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Reply: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.