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In the Plant Kingdom there are 2 main categories which include 4 types of plants:

Non-vascular plants
- Phylum Bryophyta – – Mosses, Liverworts Hornworts
- lack vascular tissue and wood that can render support
- small and inconspicuous
- Reproduce through spores
- Lack true leaves, stems, and roots.
- Narrow range of habitats
- Importance – minimizing erosion, carrying out water and nutrient cycling, regulate temperature in permafrost
Vascular Plants
- Tracheophytes – – Ferns, Salvinia Natans, Horsetail
  - Seedless plants that reproduce with spores on undersides of leaves (sporophylls)
  - Adapted to a wide range of habitats
    - Aquatic, terrestrial, even cold-resistant but most are tropical.
- Gymnosperms – – Conifers
  - Giant Sequoia Tree, Sago Palm, Maidenhair Tree
  - pines, hemlocks, fir, and spruces
  - wood and green needle-like or scale-like foliage
  - cones (strobilus or plural strobili)
  - heterosporous – produce female (larger) and male(smaller) cones.
  - Good source of wood and paper, habitat, animal food.
- Angiosperms – – Flowering Plants
  - Trees, herbs, shrubs, bulbs, epiphytes(parasitic plants)
  - Marine and freshwater habitats
  - Orchids, daisies, and Legumes make up the largest groups.
    - ovules/seeds that are enclosed within carpel/fruit
    - double fertilization is the process that leads to the formation of endosperm (edible).
  - food, medicine, clothing fibers, wood sources, etc.