Sunday, October 19, 2008

SEEDLESS VASCULAR PLANTS

Seedless vascular plants include the phylum Lycophyta (club mosses, spike mosses, and quillworts) and phylum Pterophyta (true fern, horsetails, and whisk ferns).

Club moss



Spike moss

Spike moss

Ferns

Ferns

Horsetail

Whisk Fern


There is great diversity within these groups. There are 1,200 Lycophytes and 12,000 Pterophytes! That's a lot!

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