Plant
Presentation
Main Divisions
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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