| Plant Divisions (Phyla)
In a common classification system for the plant kingdom, the following divisions (equivalent to phyla for animals) are described. Examples are listed for each division.
Division (Phylum)
|
Examples
|
Bryophyta
|
Mosses
|
Hepatophyta
|
Liverworts
|
Anthocerophyta
|
Hornworts
|
Lycophyta
|
Lycopodiaceae (club mosses, "princess pine", "ground pine"), Selaginellaceae (spikemosses)
|
Psilophyta
|
Psilotum (primarily extinct-only a few species remain)
|
Sphenophyta
|
Equisetum (horsetails)
|
Filicinophyta
|
Ferns
|
Cycadophyta
|
Cycads
|
Ginkgophyta
|
Ginkgo (only one living species)
|
Coniferophyta
|
Conifers
|
Gnetophyta
|
Mostly extinct; Welwitschia
|
Anthophyta
|
Angiosperms (all flowering plants)
|
Plant Divisions (Phyla)
In a common classification system for the plant kingdom, the following divisions (equivalent to phyla for animals) are described. Examples are listed for each division.
Division (Phylum)
|
Examples
|
Bryophyta
|
Mosses
|
Hepatophyta
|
Liverworts
|
Anthocerophyta
|
Hornworts
|
Lycophyta
|
Lycopodiaceae (club mosses, "princess pine", "ground pine"), Selaginellaceae (spikemosses)
|
Psilophyta
|
Psilotum (primarily extinct-only a few species remain)
|
Sphenophyta
|
Equisetum (horsetails)
|
Filicinophyta
|
Ferns
|
Cycadophyta
|
Cycads
|
Ginkgophyta
|
Ginkgo (only one living species)
|
Coniferophyta
|
Conifers
|
Gnetophyta
|
Mostly extinct; Welwitschia
|
Anthophyta
|
Angiosperms (all flowering plants)
| |
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