#anthocerotophyta

[wild-e-eep]

Behold! A hornwort.

It's my first time seeing one and I am delighted. ^_^

[plant-taxonomy-showdown]

Phylum Round 1

Magnoliophyta vs Anthocerotophyta

Magnoliophyta

Anthocerotophyta

Voting ended onJan 31, 2024

Flowering Plants vs Funky Little Guys

Magnoliophyta: flowering plants! Also known as angiosperms. Where to begin? There are so many plants in this phylum. Not just every single flower, but also if you enjoy eating it, drinking it, or smoking it, it's probably in this taxon.

Anthocerotophyta: hornworts! Where to begin? They're closely related to mosses and liverworts, and like them have rhyzoids instead of roots, and have to absorb water from their surroundings directly rather than transporting it with xylem. They have alternation of generations, but unlike vascular plants the gametophyte generation, not the sporophyte generation, is dominant. They are found worldwide, but prefer damp environments, and there are somewhere between 100-300 known species. They are named for the horn-like shape of their sporophytes. The gametophyte generally forms a rosette or ribbon-like thallus, not leaves.

[whimsicalpassenger]

〈 Elaters in Anthocerotophyta, Microscopy (100x) 〉 // Manizales, Caldas » Colombia