Seed plants

General features of the vascular plants

Common name

Seed plants

Synonyms

Spermatophyta

Sporophyte growth habit

Stems, leaves, roots

Gametophyte growth habit

Endosporic thalli

Stele

Eustele

Undulipodia (“flagella”)

Whiplash (100 to 1000+) or none

Sexual reproduction

Heterosporous

Included Phyla

Cycadophyta, Ginkgophyta, Coniferophyta, Gnetophyta, Anthophyta

Recognized by

Seeds, wood, eustele

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