2. This is a type of cycad that is the only
gymnosperm found in the native flora of Sri
Lanka. The trunk of a cycad tree is cylindrical
and the seed is found at the top of the tree.
http://www.flickr.com/
photos/rameshng/60107
69902/
3. Ginkgo trees are usually large with
disorganized branches that have fan-shaped
leaves. These leaves turn yellow in the fall.
These trees are also very insect, weather, and
disease resistant.
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om/photos/ykjc9/3
056313248/
4. This tall tree is an evergreen that can be as high as
about 100 meters. It also can live from 1200-1800
years. This type of tree is abundant on the western
coast of the United States, mostly in California.
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kr.com/photos/c
tcvistaqueen/494
7204069/
5. This particular liverwort is physically large and
has a wide distribution around the world. It is
dioecious, meaning that it has separate female
and male plants. It is usually green and has
hexagonal patterns on top.
http://www.flickr.com/
photos/arthur_chapman
/6131156199
6. This moss has narrow, toothed leaves.
Also, this type of moss has a more complex
photosynthesis structure than most mosses and
has more complex water conducting tissues.
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om/photos/arthur_
chapman/61311866
37/in/photostream
/
7. This is a non-vascular organism. Its
green, flattened part is the gametophyte of the
plant. Its horn-like structure is the sporophyte
part. These plants usually grow in humid or
damp locations.
http://www.flickr.com
/photos/gjshepherd/47
10628691/
8. This plant is native to eastern Asia and eastern
Australia. The fern has a creeping stem, which
produces long leaves that also climb over other
plants. The leaves have sporangia on the edges,
which produces spores to help the fern reproduce.
http://www.flic
kr.com/photos/t
ing0308/4992064
86/
9. This plant uses spores (yellow-green spore
cones on the top of the branches) to reproduce
and has a vascular system. Its leaves are
organized into spirals. This species is the most
distributed species in the genus Lycopodium.
http://www.flickr.
com/photos/man_
of_mud/389577867
9/in/photostream/
10. This shrub is native to the western United
States. The twigs are bright green with nodes
that have leaves that start out red but then dry
and become a dark brown or black color.
Males make pollen cones at those nodes while
females make seed cones that usually contain 2
seeds.
http://www.flickr.
com/photos/justth
ismoment/5826837
587/
11. This plant is native to Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Also, it is a perennial plant, meaning it lives for
more than two years. The flowers are bell
shaped and the leaves are like needles.
http://www.flickr.com
/photos/chidorian/39
45617179/
12. This is a perennial plant that is native to
Europe and Asia. It is found in wet locations
(by rivers, bogs, etc.). In temperate areas, the
blue flowers with yellow centers bloom from
mid-spring to the first frost.
http://www.flick
r.com/photos/ele
sea/5530339201/
13. Most of these gigantic trees can be found in
California. When factoring in volume, these
trees are the largest with heights as high as 80
meters and widths as large as 8 meters.
http://www.flickr
.com/photos/grac
efamily/382661371
5/in/photostream
/
14. This plant is
characterized by dark
colors that include red
and black (as shown in
this picture) and a tuft
at the end of the stem.
Because it is a moss, it
has a non-vascular
system and is usually
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tiny in size. r.com/photos/gjs
hepherd/4303024
385/in/photostre
am/
15. This plant is native to north Africa. It is a
gymnosperm shrub. Additionally, the high-
climbing jointfir grows in dry climates across
the world.
http://www.flick
r.com/photos/33
037982@N04/5235
802507/
16. This plant is native to the America continents.
Also, this plant is a freshwater aquatic fern. Its
fronds are green to red in hue and have hairs
that make them velvety in appearance. This
plant can survive water temperatures of 5
degrees Celsius in winter.
http://www.flic
kr.com/photos/2
3356117@N07/34
80703975/
