1. Plant Classification
By: Chloe King

2. Bryophyta Common Name: Mosses Scientific Name: Bryophyta
Group: Seedless nonvascular
Characteristics: Small, low to the ground, no true leaves, and have rhizoids
Habitat: Moist habitats, can live in harsh conditions 
Reproduce: They rely on free-standing water to allow their sperm to swim to and fertilize eggs. 
Examples: Goniomitrium acuminatum, Sphagnum wilfii , Papillaria haitensis 
Interesting Info: Among the first plants to colonize in early stages of primary succession. 

3. Hepatophyta Common Name: Liverwort Scientific Name: Hepatophyta
Group: Seedless nonvascular
Characteristics: Thallose or leafy form, 2 mm to 25 cm
Habitat: Damp environments
Reproduce: Eggs are produced on umbrella-like structures. They rely on free-standing water to allow their sperm to swim to and fertilize eggs. 
Examples: Porella platyphylla, Conocephalum conicum, and Riccia fluitans
Interesting Info: Liverwort refers to thallose liverworts, which look like the lobes of a liver flat on the ground.

4. Anthocerophyta
Common Name: Hornworts
Scientific Name: Anthocerophyta
Group: Seedless nonvascular
Characteristics: grow low to the ground, flat body with little green horns
Habitat: Tropical forests and along streams
Reproduce: Little green horns rising above the flat plant body produces spores. They rely on free-standing water to allow their sperm to swim to and fertilize eggs. 
Examples: Dendroceros crispus, Ceratophyllum demersum, and Schistochila appendiculata
Interesting Info: New Zealand has the world’s longest leafy liverwort.

5. Lycophyta Common Name: Club Mosses Scientific Name: Lycophyta
Group: Seedless vascular
Characteristics: small, lack flowers, and grow off the ground
Habitat: Lowland mixed forest and boggy areas
Reproduce: Sexually by spores. Depends on water for reproduction.
Examples: Lycopodium cernuum, Lycopodium volubile, and Lycopodium laterale
Interesting Info: Not true mosses. They belong to the oldest living group of vascular plants.

6. Pterophyta Common Name: Ferns Scientific Name: Pterophyta
Group: Seedless vascular
Characteristics: Lack true roots and leaves and have large leaves called fronds
Habitat: Tropics and subtropics
Reproduce: Depends on water for reproduction.
Examples: Staghorn Fern, Boston Fern, and Lady Fern
Interesting Info: Has 12,000 species today,

7. Cycadophyta Common Name: Cycads Scientific Name: Cycadophyta
Group: Cone-bearing seed
Characteristics: Look like palm trees and large leaves
Habitat: Tropical areas in Americas, Asia, Africa, and Australia 
Reproduce: Reproduce without free-standing water. Seeds nourish and protect plant embryos. Seeds allow plants to disperse to new places. 
Examples: Sea Sago, Royal Sago, and King Sago
Interesting Info: Many cycads species are endangered due to their slow growth and loss of habitat

8. Ginkophyta Common Name: Ginkgo Scientific Name: Ginkgophyta
Group: Cone-bearing seed
Characteristics: Fan-shaped leaves and branches with numerous shoots
Habitat: China
Reproduce: Reproduce without free-standing water. Seeds nourish and protect plant embryos. Seeds allow plants to disperse to new places. 
Example: Ginko biloba
Interesting Info: The oldest loving species of seed plants. It's used in urban landscaping. 

9. Coniferophyta Common Name: Conifers Scientific Name: Coniferophyta
Group: Cone-bearing seed
Characteristics: needlelike leaves
Habitat: High altitudes, mountains 
Reproduce: Reproduce without free-standing water. Seeds nourish and protect plant embryos. Seeds allow plants to disperse to new places. 
Examples: Pines, redwood, spruce, cedar, fir, and juniper
Interesting Info: They supply most of the timber for paper, cardboard, housing lumber, and plywood

10. Anthophyta Examples: Prickly pear, Water lily, Dwarf mistletoe
Common Name: Flowering plants
Scientific Name: Anthophyta
Group: Flowering seed
Characteristics: broad leaves, have pollen, and has flower
Habitat: Adapt to most environments 
Reproduce: Flowers protect a plants gametes and fertilized eggs. Fruit is the mature ovary of a flower. 
Examples: Prickly pear, Water lily, Dwarf mistletoe
Interesting Info: They comprise about 90 percent of the Kingdom Plantae