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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Taxobox<br /> | color = lightgreen<br /> | name = Vascular Plants<br /> | image = PinusSylvestris.jpg<br /> | fossil_range = Early [[Silurian]] - Recent<br /> | regnum = [[Plant]]ae (in part)<br /> | subdivision_ranks = &#039;&#039;&#039;Divisions&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> | subdivision = <br /> *Non-seed-bearing plants<br /> **[[Horsetail|Equisetophyta]]<br /> **[[Lycopodiophyta]]<br /> **[[Psilotophyta]]<br /> **[[fern|Pteridophyta]]<br /> *Superdivision [[Spermatophyta]]<br /> **[[Pinophyta]]<br /> **[[Cycad|Cycadophyta]]<br /> **[[Ginkgo|Ginkgophyta]]<br /> **[[Gnetophyta]]<br /> **[[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;vascular plants&#039;&#039;&#039; are plants in the kingdom [[Plantae]] (also called Viridiplantae) that have specialized tissues for conducting water. Vascular plants include the [[fern]]s, [[clubmoss]]es, [[horsetail]]s, [[flowering plant]]s, [[conifer]]s and other [[gymnosperm]]s. Scientific names are &#039;&#039;Tracheophyta&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;Tracheobionta&#039;&#039;, but neither is very widely used. [[Nonvascular plant]]s include both earlier-derived lineages in Plantae ([[moss]]es, [[hornwort]]s, and [[Marchantiophyta|liverwort]]s) and members of other kingdoms (the various [[alga]]e). <br /> <br /> The vascular plants are set apart in two important ways:<br /> # Vascular plants have vascular tissues, enabling the plants to evolve to a larger size. Non-vascular plants lack these and are restricted to relatively small sizes. <br /> # In vascular plants, the principal generation phase is the &#039;&#039;[[sporophyte]]&#039;&#039;, which is [[diploid]] with two sets of chromosomes per cell. In non-vascular plants, the principal generation phase is often the &#039;&#039;[[gametophyte]]&#039;&#039;, which is [[haploid]] with one set of chromosomes per cell. See also &#039;&#039;[[alternation of generations]]&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;[[life history]]&#039;&#039;.<br /> <br /> Water transport happens in either xylem or phloem: [[xylem]] carries water and inorganic solutes upward toward the leaves from the roots, while [[phloem]] carries organic solutes throughout the plant. <br /> <br /> ====Members====<br /> *Spore-bearing vascular plants<br /> **[[Horsetail|Equisetophyta]] ~ horsetails<br /> **[[Lycopodiophyta]] ~ clubmosses, spikemosses, quillworts<br /> **[[Psilotophyta]] ~ whisk-ferns<br /> **[[Fern|Pteridophyta]]~ ferns<br /> <br /> *Seed-bearing vascular plants - Superdivision [[Spermatophyta]]<br /> **[[Pinophyta]] ~ conifers<br /> **[[Cycad]]ophyta ~ cycads<br /> **[[Ginkgo]]phyta ~ ginkgoes<br /> **[[Gnetophyta]] ~ gnetophytes<br /> **[[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] ~ flowering plants<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Fern ally|Fern allies]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Plants]]<br /> [[Category:Botany]]</div>

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