non-vascular plants

NONVASCULAR PLANTS : 

NONVASCULAR PLANTS Brought to you by: 2nd Year LLCI Students

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WHAT IS A NONVASCULAR PLANT? DOES IT HAVE DIVISONS AND WHAT ARE THEY?

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Generally nonvascular plants lacks the xylem and phloem for water transportation. They need a moist and shady area to grow. They generally only reach a height of one to two cm. They must be partially submerged to reproduce its kind. Divisions under Nonvascular plants are mosses (Bryophyta), liverworts (Hepatophyta), and hornworts (Anthocerophyta).

3 DIVISIONS OF NON VASCULAR PLANTS : 

3 DIVISIONS OF NON VASCULAR PLANTS

Bryophyta : 

Bryophyta It consists of the mosses, and it includes approximately 10,000 species. They usually grow in a mat formation, and the mat has a spongy quality that allows it to preserve water thus it prevents the plant from drying out.  They have no true roots instead they have a tiny, root like threads like rhizoids. They make their own food through photosynthesis

Sphagnum flexuosum : 

Sphagnum flexuosum

Hepatophyta a.k.a Marchantiophyta : 

Hepatophyta a.k.a Marchantiophyta Division Hepatophyta is the home of the liverworts: it contains approximately 6,500 species.  Hepatophyta means "liver plant" and refers to the body of some common species of liverworts, whose lobing is reminiscent of a liver. There are two kinds of liverworts based on body form: thallose and leafy. They grow in areas that have ideal conditions in light and has a high humidity.

Lunularia cruciata : 

Lunularia cruciata

Anthocerophyta : 

Anthocerophyta The common name refers to the elongated horn-like structure, which is the sporophyte. Large tropical and sub-tropical species of Dendroceros may be found growing on the bark of trees. They are multicellular and it also has a thallus.

Phaeoceros laevis : 

Phaeoceros laevis

Here are other examples of the 3 divisions : 

Here are other examples of the 3 divisions

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Sporophytes of Tortula muralis hornwort Dendroceros crispus Riccia fluitans

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