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Plant Phyla
By: Ashley Gates
Bryophyta
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common name is mosses
scientific name is Bryophyta
they belong to the seedless nonvascular group of plants
have crude leaves and stems but no roots
find in damp and dark places
reproduce sexually through alternating generations
Examples: Copper Moss,Bryum Moss, and Arctoa Moss
Divided into three classes: Peat Moss,Granite Moss and
"True" Moss (Bryopsida and Musci)
Hepatophyta
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common name is liverworts
scientific name is Hepatophyta
they belong to the seedless nonvascular group of plants
flattened ribbon like or branching structures
found in deep shade and moist areas
reproduce asexually primarily by fragmentation
liverworts, hepaticae, marchantiophyta
liverworts were used to held cure problems with the liver
Anthocerophyta
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common name is hornwort
scientific name is Anthocerophyta
belongs to the seedless nonvascular group of plants
a mound of ruffled,dark-green leaflets
found in moist soil
reproduce asexually or sexually through framentation
hornwort
phylum comprising about 100 species of simple nonvascular plants
Lycophyta
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common name is club moss
scientific name is Lycophyta
belong to the seedless vascular group of plants
true roots, stems and leaves/ spiral of small leaves
found in moist areas
reproduce asexually or sexually
been used for Christmas decorations
club moss and quilworts
Pterophyta
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common name is ferns
scientific name is Pterophyta
belongs to the seedless vascular group of plants
true roots and stems, and has leaves called fronds
found in moist areas
reproduce asexually
bears paw, fiddle heads, and ferns
may have vertical or horizontal stems
cycas and microcycas
Cycadophyta
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common name is cycads
scientific name is Cycadophyta
belongs to the cone bearing group of plants
palm like evergreen leaves surrounding the trunk and cones
only grow in tropical and subtropical regions
reproduce asexually or sexually
cycas and microcycas
known to be as 1,ooo years old
Ginkgophyta
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common name is ginkgo
scientific name is Ginkgophyta
belongs to the cone bearing group of plants
fan shaped leaves, stems, and branches with shoots
grow in well watered and well drained areas
reproduces sexually
ginkgo is a living fossil
Coniferophyta
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common name is conifers
scientific name is Coniferophyta
belongs to the cone bearing group of plants
needle like leaves, and seeds found in a cone
found in northern hemisphere
reproduces sexually
pines, cider, redwood, juniper, cypress, and yew trees
more than 550 species of evergreen woody
Anthophyta
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common name is flowering plants
scientific name is Anthophyta
belongs to the flowering group of plants
has leaves, stems, and roots
found in higher latitude
reproduce by pollination or by seeds
palm trees, corn, orchids, sunflowers etc.
largest group of plants