1. By: Nick Powell Pd. 5 Bio
Plant Phyla

2. Bryophyta Common Name: Mosses Scientific Name: Bryophyta
Main Group: Seedless Nonvascular
Characteristics: Do not have true leaves, they have rhizoids
Habitat: Live in moist environments for easier reproduction
Reproduction Cycle: Reproduce asexually using Spores
Examples of Plants in Bryophyta: Sphagnum, Moss, Dicranoweisia cirrata

3. Hepaticophyta Common Name: Liverworts Scientific Name: Hepaticophyta
Main Group: Seedless Nonvascular
Characteristics: Is able to get moisture directly from the surface of soil. Can grow anywhere from 2 mm to 25 cm in length.
Habitat: Live in moist, damp environments (like mosses)
Reproduction Cycle: Produce eggs on umbrella structures, free standing water moves sperm.
Examples: Porella platyphylla, Riccia fluitans, and Barbella hypnales

4. Anthrocerophyta Common Name: Hornworts
Scientific Name: Anthrocerophyta
Main Group: Seedless Nonvascular
Characteristics: Grow pretty low to the ground and have a relatively flat body
Habitat: anywhere near water or in tropical environments
Reproduction Cycle: Generally reproduce using spores that come from the green “horns” coming up from the plant and rely on free standing water to allow sperm to swim and fertilize the egg.
Ex: Dendroceros crispus, Ceratophyllum demersum, and Phaeoceros carolinianus

5. Lycophyta Common Name: Club Mosses Scientific Name: Lycophyta
Main Group: Seedless Vascular
Characteristics: They are mostly small and flowerless, but have true roots.
Habitat: Prefer moist and shady woodlands
Reproduction Cycle: They use spores.
Examples: Lycopodiopsida diphasiastrum, Lycopodium, and Selaginella kraussiana

6. Pterophyta Common Name: Ferns Scientific Name: Pterophyta
Main Group: Seedless Vascular
Characteristics: They have generally short stems and very long leaves with vertical ribs. Some may grow up to two stories tall.
Habitat: Prefer moist and shady woodlands.
Reproduction Cycle: Reproduction depends on the amount of water present.
Examples: Dicksonia antarctica, Adiantum lunulatum, and, Pyrrosia piloselloides

7. Cycadophyta Common Name: Cycads Scientific Name: Cycadophyta
Main Group: Cone Bearing Seed
Characteristics: Many of these resemble palm trees and have very large leaves.
Habitat: Found mostly in tropical areas
Reproduction Cycle: They use pollination
Examples: Sea sago, Cycas revoluta, and Cycas rumphii

8. Ginkgophyta Common Name: Ginkgo Scientific Name: Ginkgophyta
Main Group: Cone Bearing Seed
Characteristics: They have fanlike leaves and “shooting” branches.
Habitat: The are mostly found in deciduous forests in China.
Reproduction: They reproduce by seeds in cones
Examples: Ginkgo Biloba (last species)

9. Coniferophyta Common Name: Conifers Scientific Name: Coniferophyta
MainGroup: Cone Bearing Seed
Characteristics: They have needles instead of leaves. They look like Christmas trees.
Habitat: Mostly found in the Northern Hemisphere year-round.
Reproduction: They use seeds in cones.
Examples: Cedar, Redwood, and Pine trees.

10. Anthophyta Common Name: Flowering Plants Scientific Name: Anthophyta
Main Group: Flowering Seed
Characteristics: They produce flowers or fruit, have vascular systems, and have pollen.
Habitat: Worldwide
Reproduction: The produced flowers protects the plant gametes and eggs. The fruit is the mature ovary.
Examples: Apple Trees, Orange Trees, Banana Trees