The 4 Major Plant Phylum
Bryophyta: Plants
of very short
stature
Examples: mosses,
liverwort
Filicinophyta:
vascular phylum
Examples: ferns,
horsetails
Coniferopyta:
“woody” phylum
Examples: cedar,
juniper fur, fir and
pine trees
Angiospermphyta:
“flowery” phylum
Examples: orchids,
Water lilies, palms
Classification based on:
Vegetative Characteristics
Bryophyta
Filicinophyta
--non-vascular plants
(no xylem and phloem
--vascular plants
Coniferopyta
--vascular plants
--woody stems
--leaves are needles
or scales
Angiospermphyta
--vascular plants
--flowers, fruits and
seeds
Classification based on:
Reproductive Characteristics
Spores
• Have very little food storage
• Can be haploid developed
by ________
• Through mitosis it can
develop into a new
organism
• What are the environmental
roles here?
Seeds
• Diploid
• Contains food storage
(endosperm)
• Resistant to harsh
conditions
Classification based on:
Reproductive Characteristics
Bryophyta
Filicinophyta
•no flowers nor seeds
•produces spores
•no flowers nor seeds
•produces spores
Coniferopyta
Angiospermphyta
•seeds are cones with •flowers, fruits and
seed scales
seeds