Plant Presentation

Main Divisions  The three main divisions in the Plantae Kingdom are Green algae, Embryophytes, and Nemaophytes.  The Embryophytes encompass most of what we consider plants.  There’s another 3 divisions within the Embryophyte group. These are Vascular plants (tracheophytes), Non-vascular land plants (Byrophytes), and seed plants (spermatophytes)

Main Divisions  Nematophyta is considered the ect classification of the plantae kingdom. This is due to the lack of clear definition of a Nematophyte.  Fungi was originally part of the plantae kingdom before being moved to it’s own kingdom.  The evolution of plants isn’t settled upon by the scientific community.

Main Divisions  Plants in the plant kingdom can be either flowering plants, conifer, ferns, and mosses.  Examples of Flowering plants are Sunflowers, Tulips, Marigold, Lily, Jasmine, and Rose.  Examples of Conifer are Pine, Cypress, Fir, Larch, Spruce, Cedars, Yews, and Redwoods.

Main Divisions  Examples of Ferns are Nestfarm, Baeufarn, Salvina, and Selaginella.

Scientific Names for Flowering Plants  Sunflower-Helianthus annuus. It’s family is Asteraceae and it’s order is Asterales.  Tulip-Tulip. Is order is Liliales and family is Liliaceae.  Marigold-Tagetes. It’s order is Asterales and it’s family is Asteraceae.  Lily-Lilium. It’s order is Liliales and it’s family is Liliaceae.

Scientific Names for Flowering Plants  Jasmine-Jasminum. It’s order is Lamiales and it’s family is Oleaceae.  Rose-Rosa Berberifolia. It’s family is Rosaceae and it’s order is Rosales.

Scientific Names for Conifer Plants  Fir- Abies. It’s family is Pinaceae and it’s order is Pinales.  Pine-Pinus Insularis. It’s family is Pinaceae and it’s order is Pinales.  Cypress-Cupressus. Is family is Cupressaceae and it’s order is Pinales.  Larch-Larix. It’s family is Pinaceae and it’s order is Pinales.

Scientific Names for Conifer Plants  Spruce-Picea. It’s order is Pinales and it’s family is Pinaceae.  Cedars-Cedrus. It’s family is Pinaceae and it’s order is Pinales.  Yews-Taxus Baccata. It’s family is Taxaveae and it’s order is Pinales.  Redwoods- Sequoia Sempervirens. It’s order is Pinales and it’s family is Cupressaceae.

Scientific Names for Ferns  Nestfarm-Asplenium Nidus. It’s family is Aspleniaceae and it’s order is Polypodiales.  Baeufarn-  Salvina- Salvinia Molesta. It’s order is Salviniacea and it’s family is Salviniaceae.  Selaginella-Selaginella Lepidophylla. It’s family is Selaginellaceae and it’s order Selaginellales.

Non-Vascular Plant Division  The non-vascular plants are further divided into more precise groups.  Marchantiophyta (Liverworts), Anthocerotophyta (hornworts), Bryophyta (mosses), and Horneophytopsida (unused due to the extinction of the species).  Liverworts, know as Marchantiophyta, are moss-like leafy plants that grow across the ground. An example would be the Lunularia Cruciata.

Non-Vascular Plant Division  Anthocerotophyta, also known as hornworts, are another part of the non-vascular land plant division.  They typically reproduce via spores, and grow close to ground in damp or humid places. An example would be the Phaeocera Laevis.  The last non extinct phylum of the bryophyte division is bryophyta, or moss. They reproduce via sporation, and grow across the ground. Notable feature is that most mosses don’t have proper roots.

Vascular Plant Division  Lycopodiophyta, a phylum of the vascular plant division, is one of the oldest living vascular plant division. Most of the genus of this phlyum are actually extinct.  However, living Lycopodiophyta reproduce by sporation. They’re different from the other phylum of the tracheophyte division because they only have a single vein in their leaves.

Vascular Plant Division  Pteridophyta are another phylum of the vascular plant division. An example would be the bird nest fern.  The vascular plant division is divided further into more groups. There are 4 unused/extinct groups, Rhyniophyta, Zosterophyllophyta, Thrimerophytophyta, and Progymnospermophyta.

Vascular Plant Division  There’s a couple of still used groups, however. The Pteridophyta (ferns and horsetails) and Lycopodiophyta (clubmosses) are the two groups.  Conifers are a phlyum of the seeding plants (Spermatophytes) that are notable for their resistance to freezing. They’re typically trees that exist mostly in boreal forest. Scientific name for this species is Pinus Resinosa.

Vascular Plant Division  Cycads are a stout tree typically found in tropical and subtropical parts of the world.  They’ve adapted to be able to grow in the sand, rocks, or even in swampy soils. Some can even grow in salt water.  Gnetophyta are another phylum of the spermatophyte division. It’s quite different from the other phylum of the division due to it’s similarities to flowering plants. The share a way to transport water within the plant

Vascular Plant Division  That being said, they’re different from flowering plants due to their woodiness being comparable to trees. An example of one would be the Welwitchia Mirabilis.  The last phylum in the spermatopyte division is the flowering plant phylum. Known as angiosperms, they’re the most diverse plant phylum with 42 different families within it. A good example of a angiosperm would be the lily. The scientific name for it is the Lilium.

Seed Plant Division  The seed plant division is also divide into more groups. Pinophyta (conifers), Cycadophyta (cycads), Ginkgophyta (ginkgo), Gnetophyta (gnetae), and Magnoliphyta (flowering plants).  There’s also one extinct group, Pteridospermatophyta.

Green Algae Division  The Green Algae division is only divided into two major groups, Chlorophyta and Charphyta.  Chlorphyta consist of most aquatic photosyntheic organisms. These, as the name suggests, conduct photosynthesis, and make their own food.  Carophyta refers to a highly paraphyletic group of all the green algae within the green plants (Vicridiplantae),and thus includes of 7,000 species.

Green Algae Division  The 7,000 species are most aquatic photosynthesic eukartotic organisms. Like the land plants (bryophytes and tracheophytes), green algae contains chlorophylls a and b, and store food as starch in their plastids.

Vascular Plant Group Families  Rhyniophyta: Rhyniaceae  Zosterophyllophyta: Zosterophyllaceae  Trimerophytophyta: Torricelliaceae  Progymnospermophyta: Progymnosperm Ophyta

Seed Plant Group Families  Pinophyta: Cordaitales, Pinales, Pinaceae, Araucariaceae, Podocarpaceae, Sciadopityaceae, Cupressacear, Cephalotaxaceae, Taxaceae, Vojnovskyales, and Voltziales.  Cycadophyta: Cycadaceae, Stangeriaceae, and Zamiaceae.  Ginkgophyta: Ginkgoaceae  Gnetophyta: Gnetaceae, Welwitschiaceae, and Ephedraceae.  Magnoliophyta: It is part of 42 families, way too many to list. A few would be the Asteraceae or Compositae (Daisy family) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Fabaceae or Leguminosae (Bean family).  Pteridospermatophyta: This one only has orders. They are the Calamopityales, Callistophytales, Corystospermales, Gigantopteridaceae, Arberiales, Leptostrobales, Lyginopteridopsida, Lyginopteris, and Peltaspermales.

Green Algae Group Families  Green Algae Group Famalies  Chorophyta: Chaetopelitdacea  Charophyta: Characeae