Overview of Plant Phyla

Flashcards covering key concepts and classifications from the provided lecture notes on plant phyla.

What is Phylum Hepaticophyta commonly known as?

Liverworts.

What are the three main phyla of non-vascular plants?

Phylum Hepaticophyta (Liverworts), Phylum Bryophyta (Mosses), Phylum Anthocerophyta (Hornworts).

Which phylum includes whisk ferns?

Phylum Psilotophyta.

What does Gymnosper refer to?

The exposed nature of the seed.

Which phylum contains the ground pines, spike mosses, and quillworts?

Phylum Lycophyta.

What are the representatives of Phylum Lycophyta?

Lycopodium (Ground pines), Selaginella (Spike mosses), Isoetes (Quillworts).

What is Phylum Equisetophyta commonly known for?

Horsetails and Scouring Rushes.

What type of plants does Phylum Polypodiophyta represent?

Ferns.

Which phylum includes conifers?

Phylum Pinophyta.

What is unique about Phylum Ginkgophyta?

It includes Ginkgo.

Which phylum consists of cycads?

Phylum Cycadophyta.

What do Gnetophytes belong to?

Phylum Gnetophyta.

Name the phylum that includes the fern plants.

Phylum Polypodiophyta.

What are the two main groups of seedless vascular plants?

The whisk ferns (Phylum Psilotophyta) and the lycophytes (Phylum Lycophyta).

List the main groups of gymnosperms.

Phylum Pinophyta, Phylum Ginkgophyta, Phylum Cycadophyta, Phylum Gnetophyta.

Non- vascular

Another name for Phylum Hepaticophyta

Liverworts

Non- vascular

Another name for Phylum Bryophyta

Mosses

Non- vascular

Another name for Phylum Anthocerophyta

Hornworts

Seedless Vascular plants:

Another word for Phylum Psilotophyta

The Whisk Ferns 

Seedless vascular plants:

Other names for Phylum Lycophyta

The Ground Pines, Spike Mosses and Quillworts

Seedless Vascular Plants:

 Phylum Lycophyta:

Another name for Lycopodium

Ground pines

seedless vascular plants

 Phylum Lycophyta:

Another name for Selaginella

Spike mosses

Seedless vascular plants

 Phylum Lycophyta:

Another name for Isoetes

Quillworts

Seedless Vascular plants

Other names for Phylum Equisetophyta

The Horsetails and Scouring Rushes

Another name for Phylum Polypodiophyta

Ferns

Gymnosperms

Another name for  Phylum Pinophyta

The Conifers

Gymnosper:

another name for Phylum Ginkgophyta

Ginkgo

Gymnosper

Another name for  Phylum Cycadophyta 

The Cycads

Gymnosper

Another name for  Phylum Gnetophyta

The Gnetophytes