Plant Classification Jimmy Holton

Phylum Bryophyta Common name- Mosses Seedless nonvascular Grow close to the ground, use rhizoid to anchor down, and don’t have true leaves. Asexual reproduction, Can grow just about anywhere with a little water Sphagnum

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Phylum Hepatophyta Common Name- Liverworts Seedless nonvascular Look like lobes of liver flat on the ground Can be leafy or thallose Damp environment- wet rocks, greenhouse flowerpots, other areas with a lot of moisture Asexual reproduction Leafy or Thallose Liverworts

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Phylum Anthocerophyta Common Name- Hornworts Seedless nonvascular Grow low to the ground, body has flat lobed appearance Found in tropical rain forests and along streams around the world Asexual reproduction Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)

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Lycophyta Club mosses Seedless vascular Highly flammable spores, small and tree like Moist, wet wooded area Sexual reproduction Princess Pines, Lycopodium

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Pterophyta Ferns Seedless vascular Mostly smaller type plants, have single vein leaves Shaded and moist wooded areas Sexual reproduction Whisk Ferns,

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Cyadophyta Cycads Cone-bearing seed plants Similar to palms, shrub like, mostly smaller than palms Tropics and sub tropics Sexual reproduction Sago Palm, Cycas Revolutae

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Ginkophyta Ginkgoes Cone bearing seed plants Fan shaped leaves, tall and skinny Can grow in any temperate climate Sexual reproduction Ginkgo Biloba (only species left)

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Conifrophyta Conifers Cone bearing seed plants Evergreens, grow year round in mountainous areas, can grow quickly Sexual reproduction Pines, Redwoods, and Cedar

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Anthophyta Flowering plants Flowering seed plants Have flowers or fruits, vascular system, fruit that is edible for us to eat Can be warm or cold climate Sexual reproduction Apple Trees, Peach Trees, and Orange Trees

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