Roots, as organs distinguishable developmentally and anatomically from shoots (other than
by occurrence of stomata and sporangia on above‐ground organs), evolved in the …

We present a review of the documented fungal colonizations of presumably symbiotic nature
in lycophytes and ferns (“pteridophytes”). The sampling covers ca. 11%(1287 spp.) of the …

Drawing inferences about the past from the ecology of living organisms is one of several
approaches to reconstructing palaeo-environments. Pteridophytes are a major component of …

Maximum likelihood analysis of 212 rbcL sequences leads to a robust phylogeny of
liverworts. Our results indicate a subdivision of Marchantiophyta into three well supported …

Trichomanes speciosum is a threatened species restricted to sheltered, very humid sites.
Uniquely amongst European ferns, differing ecological tolerances of the gametophyte and …

Current understanding of the nature and function of fungal associations in pteridophytes is
surprisingly patchy given their key evolutionary position, current research foci on other early …

We conducted a survey on the mycorrhizal status of neotropical ferns, focusing on previously
neglected taxa. These include the filmy ferns (Hymenophyllaceae), grammitid ferns …

Very little is known about the degree and ecological correlates of mycorrhization of
lycophytes and ferns, although mycorrhizae are believed to be crucial for the majority of land …

The colonisation of land by plants may not have been possible without mycorrhizae, which
supply the majority of land plants with nutrients, water and other benefits. In this sense, the …

Alsophila firma is a deciduous tree fern considered as an emblematic species of Mexican
tropical montane cloud forest (TMCF). We studied spores diversity, structure and …