# Monilophyta

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[Sporangia](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/sporangium "an organ which produced spores.") scattered over the lower surface of the [lamina](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/lamina "expanded portion of a leaf or fern frond; leaf blade."), or 2-3(-4) [fused](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/fused "joined and growing together.") into [synangia](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/synangium "a composite sporangium with a series of loculi.") in the axils of 2-lobed [scale](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/scale "any thin scarious body, usually a degenerate or rudimentary leaf;")-like or leaf-like appendages, or rarely in terminal strobili, then the [sporangia](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/sporangium "an organ which produced spores.") hanging from a [peltate](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/peltate "having the stalk (petiole) attached at the back and ± in the centre.") structure. [Monilophyta](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/taxon/monilophyta)

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Plants growing in soil, mud or epiphytic

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Whole plants floating with the roots or root-like submerged leaves suspended in the water