1. Plant Phyla Project
By: Alissa Hindman

2. Bryophyta ~ common name- mosses
~ reproduction- sexually and asexually ~ major group- seedless nonvascular
~ distinguishing characteristic- don't have true leaves or vascular systems.
~ Important facts- anchor themselves to the ground with rhizoids. People use peat in diapers, band-aids, and even use it for fuel. ~ Habitat- damp, nutrient-poor soils

3. Hepatophyta ~ Common Name- liverworts
~ Major Group- seedless nonvascular
~ Habitat- damp environments
~ Distinguishing Characteristics- Grow on wet rocks or areas with moisture. They can have two basic forms, thallose or leafy.
~ Reproduction- Asexually
~ Important Facts- They have have stemlike and leaflike structures and the leaflike are arranged in three different rows.

4. Anthocerophyta ~ Common Name- Hornworts
~ Major Group- seedless nonvascular
~ Distinguishing Characterisitics- They grow low to the ground and the main part of the body is flat and has a lobed appearance.
~ Habitat- Tropical forests and along streams. They can be found all over the world.
~ Reproduction- They reproduce by spores
~ Important Facts- If pieces break off, they can reproduce by something called fragmentation and can become their own plant.

5. Lycophyta ~ Common Name- Club Mosses ~ Major Group- Seedless Vascular
~ Distinguishing Characteristics- They are huge and can be taller than ten stories tall. They look like our modern day trees.
~ Habitat- They grow in cooler climates.
~ Reproduction- Depend on water
~ Important Facts- They can grow up and out because they have a vascular system.

6. Pterophyta ~ Common Name- Ferns, Whisk Ferns, and Horsetails.
~ Major Group- Seedless Vascular
~ Distinguishing Characteristics- Ferns grow because of underground stems called rhizomes. Horsetails have a cell wall that contains a compound called silica.
~ Habitat- Horesetails grow where it's wet and the Ferns grow in the tropics or subtropics.
~ Reproduction- Depend on water
~ Important Facts- Ferns are the most successful survivors and there are more than 12,000 species alive today.

7. Cycadophyta ~ Common Name- Cycads
~ Major Group- Cone- bearing seed plants
~ Distinguishing Characteristics- They have huge cones
~ Habitat- Tropical areas like Asia or Africa.
~ Reproduction- They reproduce through there cones
~ Important Facts- These plants provided food for dinosaurs back when they were still alive. Most are also endangered because their slow at growing.

8. Ginkophyta ~ Common Name- Ginkgoes
~ Major Group- Cone- bearing seed plants
~Distinguishing Charcteristics- Seeds are not enclosed in a fruit
~ Habitat- It mostly grows in China
~ Reproduction- Pollination
~ Important Facts- There is only one species alive today.

9. Coniferophyta ~ Common Name- Conifers
~ Major Group- Cone- bearing seed plants
~ Distinguishing Characteistics-
~ Habitat- They can really grow anywhere because they adapt to high and low altitudes and also poor soil.
~ Reproduction- Through polination
~ Important Facts- Some conifers hold records in California because they are over 4,000 years old. They also have the mass of about 40 busses.

10. Anthophyta ~ Common Name- Flowering Plants
~ Major Group- Flowering seed plants
~ Distinguishing Characteristics- Their seeds are enclosed in fruits.
~ Habitat- Different flowering plants can handle different clilmates. There habitats vary to many different climates and soils.
~ Reproduction- They reproduce with the flowers that grow ~ Interesting Facts- A fruit is a mature ovary of a flower.