Steganotheca is a genus of bushy, probably vascular plants with branched axes, known from upper Silurian strata. It has terminal sporangia and reached 5 cm in height.
Extinct genus of vascular plants
Steganotheca
Key facts
instance offossil taxon
taxon nameSteganotheca
taxon rankgenus
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