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The 29 pages that link to Fern, each with the reason it gives.

• SporangiumRelated: Fern sporangia commonly occur in clusters called sori on fronds.

• SporeRelated: Ferns release spores that grow into small gamete-producing plants.

• SporophyteBroader topic: The familiar leafy fern plant is its dominant, independent sporophyte.

• GametophyteBroader topic: Fern gametophytes are separate, usually small plants beneath conspicuous sporophytes.

• Alternation of generationsBroader topic: Ferns show a dominant sporophyte alongside a small, independent gametophyte.

• Seed plantCompared with: Ferns share vascular tissues with seed plants but lack seeds and pollen.

• LycophyteCompared with: Ferns share spore reproduction with lycophytes but belong to a separate lineage.

• MossCompared with: Ferns also have conspicuous spore reproduction but possess vascular tissues.

• ArchegoniumBroader topic: Fern archegonia occur on the small, independent gametophyte called a prothallus.

• Plant life cycleBroader topic: Its conspicuous sporophyte contrasts with its small, independent gametophyte.

• AntheridiumBroader topic: Fern gametophytes typically produce antheridia alongside female reproductive structures.

• FrondNarrower topic: Ferns produce fronds as their characteristic leaves.

• MicrophyllRelated: Most fern leaves have branched veins and are megaphylls rather than microphylls.

• EuphyllophyteBroader topic: Ferns are a major living branch of euphyllophytes.

• Leptosporangiate fernNarrower topic: Leptosporangiate ferns form the largest major lineage within ferns.

• LycopodiumCompared with: Ferns also reproduce by spores, but their leaves and evolutionary lineage differ from Lycopodium's.

• LycopodiopsidaCompared with: Ferns are spore-producing vascular plants, but their leaves differ from lycophyte microphylls.

• SalvinialesNarrower topic: Salviniales belongs to the fern lineage despite its specialized aquatic habit.

• AspleniaceaeNarrower topic: This broader plant group provides the basic form and life cycle of Aspleniaceae.

• EquisetumRelated: Like ferns, horsetails are seedless vascular plants, but their stems and reproductive structures differ.

• PteridophyteBroader topic: Ferns are the most familiar and diverse members of the traditional pteridophyte grouping.

• BrackenNarrower topic: Bracken belongs to the fern lineage.

• DryopteridaceaeNarrower topic: Dryopteridaceae belongs to the major plant group known as ferns.

• Evolutionary history of plantsCompared with: Ferns show how vascular plants diversified before seeds evolved.

• LygodiumNarrower topic: Lygodium belongs to the ferns, though its fronds climb rather than forming a compact crown.

• MarattiaceaeNarrower topic: Marattiaceae are a distinctive family within the ferns.

• OphioglossidaeNarrower topic: Ophioglossidae belongs to the broader group of ferns.

• TempskyaNarrower topic: Tempskya was a fern, not a seed plant or a true tree.

• Wilhelm HofmeisterBroader topic: Fern development helped him trace the transition between gametophyte and sporophyte.