The most famous group of non-seed vascular plants, by far, is that of the Ferns. Certainly, too, many folks are rather familiar with Horsetails, as well.
From left to right: Horsetails, Ferns, and Ground Pine (a type of Club-Moss or Lycopod)
So, without further ado, here is an overview of the non-seed vascular plants, and please know that this is not an exhaustive list:
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Kingdom Plantae
Subkingdom Tracheobionta
[Vascular Plants]
Division Equisetophyta
[Horsetails]
·
Class Equisetopsida
or Sphenopsida
o
Order Equisetales
§ Family Equisetaceae [Horsetail family]
Division
Lycopodiophyta [Lycopods]
·
Class Lycopodiopsida
o
Order Isoetales
§ Family Isoetaceae [Quillwort family]
o
Order
Lycopodiales
§ Family Lycopodiaceae [Club-moss family]
o
Order
Selaginellales
§ Family Selaginellaceae [Spike-moss family]
Division Psilophyta
[Whisk-ferns]
·
Class Psilopsida
o
Order Psilotales
§ Family Psilotaceae [Whisk-fern family]
Division
Pteridophyta [Ferns]
·
Class Filicopsida
o
Order Hydropteridales
[Water Ferns, 3 families]
o
Order Marattiales
§ Family Marattiaceae [Vessel Fern family]
o
Order Ophioglossales
§ Family Ophioglossaceae [Adder’s-tongue family]
o
Order
Polypodiales
§ Family Aspleniaceae [Spleenwort family]
§ Family Cyatheaceae [Tree Fern family]
§ Family Dennstaedtiaceae [Bracken Fern family]
§ Family Dryopteridaceae [Wood Fern family]
§ Family Hymenophyllaceae [Filmy Fern family]
§ Family Osmundaceae [Royal Fern family]
§ Family Polypodiaceae [Polypody family]
§ Family Pteridaceae [Maidenhair Fern family]
§ Family Schizaeaceae [Curly-grass family]
§ Family Thelypteridaceae [Marsh Fern family]
Nota bene: taxonomy is always a matter of debate and
discussion – you may find different arrangements than those listed here.
Source: United States Department of Agriculture: http://plants.usda.gov/classification.html
----Live well!
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