Photosynthetic organisms that retain their embryos on the female gametophyte
Comprises all land plants, including mosses, ferns, gymnosperms, and angiosperms
Sporophyte (2n): diploid stage that produces haploid spores through meiosis
Gametophyte (1n): haploid stage that germinates from spores, and produces gametes
Neoproterozoic (Cryogenian?)-present
Bryophytes - non-vascular plants
Pre-vascular plants
Ferns
Seed Plants
Origin and Evolution of Land Plants (Bennici 2008)