Question
Biology Question on Kingdom Plant
Name the fern whose leaf tip produces roots when it touches the soil and is known as 'walking fern'.
A
Dryopteris
B
Adiantum
C
Pteris
D
Nephrolepis
Answer
Adiantum
Explanation
Solution
Adiantum caudatum is called walking fern because its leaf tips when coming in contact with soil, form new plants as adventitious buds develop at leaf tips. This helps in the spread of fern over a large soil surface and thus derives the name -?walking fern-?.