Embryophytes

Plants that have protected zygotes, called embryos

Features

  • Photosynthetic organisms that retain their embryos on the female gametophyte

  • Comprises all land plants, including mosses, ferns, gymnosperms, and angiosperms

  • Haplo-diplontic lifecycle

    • Sporophyte (2n): diploid stage that produces haploid spores through meiosis

    • Gametophyte (1n): haploid stage that germinates from spores, and produces gametes

Classification

Archaeplastida

└Viridiplantae

└Streptophytes

└Embryophytes

Geologic Age

Silurian - present

Diversity

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