Plants

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Plants
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Plant Info
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Plantae
Haeckel, 1866

Divisions
Green algae

Land plants (embryophytes)

Plants are one of the five kingdoms used to classify all life. The plant kingdom, known as Plantae is divided into progressively smaller subgroups, usually based on their family tree. The primary division is between vascular and non-vascular plants - with the vascular plants being of most interest to gardeners.

Non-vascular versus vascular

Plants that bear seed

Lifespan

Plant classification and nomenclature

Species, hybrids and cultivars

Monocots and dicots