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Embryophyta

Superdivision of plants

Species / taxontaxonQ192154

Also known as land plants · Embryobiota

Scientific name: Embryophytes
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Rank: superdivision
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Parent taxon: Streptophyta
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, Phragmoplastophyta

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The embryophytes are plants of the clade Embryophyta, also known as Plantae sensu strictissimo or land plants. They are complex multicellular eukaryotes with haplodiplontic life cycles. All have specialized reproductive organs called sporangia, and reproduce sexually via alternation of generations using spores or seeds. The name "embryophyte" derives from their innovative characteristic of nurturing the embryonic sporophytes within the tissues of the parent gametophytes during the early stages of multicellular development. They are the dominant group of autotrophs that make up the vegetation on Earth's terrestrial and wetland ecosystems, and represent the quintessential concept of "plants" most familiar to the common knowledge. The study of embryophytes is called phytology.

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Named after: embryo
Union of: list of values as qualifiers list item: bryophyte, tracheophyte
Subclass of: plant
multicellular organism
Studied by: phytology

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