(Metaphyta or Embryophyta; nonvascular and vascular plants)
multicellular form with specialized eukaryotic cells; do not have their own means of locomotion.
| | | Division: Bryophyta (mosses)
Bryophytes can be found in almost all eco-regions of the world, from the frigid Arctic to warm tropical forests. | | | | | Class: Anthocerotopsida (Hornworts)
Class: Hepaticopsida (Liverworts)
Class: Bryopsida (Mosses) |
| | | Division: Lycopodiophyta
Have leaves with a single, central vein. Lycopsids were among the first terrestrial plants. | | | | | Class: Lycopodiopsida | | | | | | Order: Lycopodiales | | | | | | | Family: Lycopodiaceae (club mosses) | | | | | | | | Genus: Lycopodium | | | | | Class: Isoëtopsida | | | | | | | Family: Selaginellaceae (spike mosses)
Selaginellas have small thin leaves and their stems may either grow upright or along the ground. | | | | | | | | Genus: Selaginella | | | | | | | Family: Isoetaceae (quillworts) | | | | | | | | Genus: Isoëtes |
| | | Division: Equisetophyta (horsetails)
Horsetails are a group of small perennial plants that spread by creeping rhizomes and have leaves reduced to nodal sheaths on hollow jointed ribbed shoots. | | | | | | | Family: Equisetaceae | | | | | | | | Genus: Equisetum |
| | | Division: Polypodiophyta (true ferns)
Ferns are typically found in moist, wooded regions and they vary widely in size and form. Some species of aquatic ferns have leaves about 1 inch (2.5 centimetres) long, where in some tropical regions, tree ferns may grow to 65 feet (20 meters) high. Fern leaves (fronds) are usually made up of many smaller leaflets and may be very large. With most ferns, the plant stem is underground, with the fronds being the only visible parts. | | | | | Subclass: Hymenophyllidae | | | | | | | Family: Aspleniaceae | | | | | | | | Species: Asplenium | | | | | | | Family: Blechnaceae | | | | | | | | Species: Blechnum | | | | | | | Family: Hymenophyllaceae | | | | | | | | Species: Hymenophyllum
Species:Trichomanes | | | | | Subclass: Schizaeidae | | | | | | | Family: Schizaeaceae | | | | | | | | Species: Lygodium | | | | | | | | Species: Schizaea | | | | | Subclass: Gleicheniidae | | | | | | | Family: Polypodiaceae | | | | | | | | Species: Microsorum | | | | | Subclass: Pteridophyta | | | | | | | Family: Cyatheaceae | | | | | | | | Species: Cyathea |
| This Taxonomic tree is not complete but only shows those groups relevant to this web site. |
