Question

why Ephedra plant is known as connecting link between angiosperm and gymnosperm?​

Answer 1

Answer:

it forms a link in between gymnosperms and angiosperms by showing both free-nuclear divisions as well as cell divisions.

Answer 2

Because of a number of characteristics that appear to be shared by both groups: the presence of arteries, the development of two layers of tissue covering the surface of the ovules instead of just one layer, and other characteristics

Ephedra plant:

• Ephedra (genus Ephedra) is a genus of 65 gymnosperm shrubs belonging to the Ephedraceae family.
• Ephedra is the only genus in the Ephedrales order, and it is an evolutionarily isolated group.
• Dry locations in both the Eastern and Western hemispheres are home to species.
• Ephedra can be found in desert areas in the southwestern United States, sections of Mexico, and a large stretch of South America in the Western Hemisphere.

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