Mosses
are small, soft plants that are typically 1–10 cm (0.4-4 in) tall, though some species are much larger. They commonly grow close together in clumps or mats in damp or shady locations. They do not have flowers or seeds, and their simple leaves cover the thin wiry stems.here are approximately 12,000 species of moss.Mosses are found chiefly in areas of dampness and low light. Mosses are common in wooded areas and at the edges of streams. Mosses are also found in cracks between paving stones in damp city streets. requires moisture to survive.
Fern
Unlike mosses they have xylem and phloem (making them vascular plants). They have stems, leaves, and roots like other vascular plants. Ferns do not have either seeds or flowers (they reproduce trough spores).Ferns first appear in the fossil record in the early-Carboniferous period. By the Triassic, the first evidence of ferns related to several modern families appeared. The "great fern radiation" occurred in the late-Cretaceous, when many modern families of ferns first appeared.
Gymnosperms
In these plants the seeds are not enclosed in an ovary, as in the flowering plants; they grow on the surface of a modified leaf in a strobilus or cone.
Gymnosperms were the dominant land plants in the age of dinosaurs, the Cretaceous and Jurassic periods.
- Pines
Most pines native to North America can grow as high as 197-262 ft (60-80 m). The leaves are all needle like and arise from the stem in bundles, called facicles. Each Facicles are associated with a fascicle sheath, a special tissue located at its base. Since pines have needles throughout the year, they have the potential to photosynthesize whenever conditions are suitable. They are well adapted for growth in harsh dry areas. The outer surface of the needle has a waxy layer, called a cuticle, which helps reduce evaporative water losses. Pines trees are one of many plants whose seeds are not enclosed within an ovary, known as Gymnosperms.
Angiosperms
Angiosperms are flowering plants. Angiosperms are the biggest group in the plant kingdom. They mad their first appearance in the fossil record during the Cretaceous period.They have true roots, stems, leaves and flowers. They also have seeds.The seeds are formed when an egg or ovule is fertilized by pollen in the ovary. The ovary is within a flower. The flower contains the male and/or female parts of the plant. Fruits are frequently produced from these ripened ovaries.
- Apple
- Tomato
- Orchid
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