seed plants
Kernel-bearing botanical group
Seed plants are plants that reproduce through seeds rather than spores.
The category includes flowering plants (angiosperms) and cone-bearing plants (gymnosperms) like pines and firs.
Seed plants dominate most terrestrial ecosystems, from grasses to towering redwoods.
The term appears mainly in botanical and educational contexts: Seed plants first appeared in the fossil record about 360 million years ago.
Flower reproductive transfer
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- ovuleUnfertilized seed structure
- embryoOrganism before birth
- zygoteFirst embryonic cell
endosperm · cotyledon · propagation · cross-pollination · self-pollination · pollen · stigma · stamen
Seeds beginning growth
- seedlingRecently sprouted young plant
- radicleEmbryonic plant root
- plumuleEmbryonic plant shoot
- shootDischarge or capture
root · dormancy · hydration · viability · hypogeal · emergence · soil · growth
Plants producing covered seeds
- gymnospermsSeed plants lacking ovaries
- conifersCone-producing trees
- cycadsPrehistoric seed plants
- ginkgoAncient Chinese deciduous tree
monocots · dicots · vascular · phylogeny · taxonomy · classification · phylum · kingdom
Quercus genus member
- pineCone-bearing evergreen
- mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
- birchPale deciduous hardwood
- cedarDurable, fragrant conifer
hickory · coniferous · deciduous · evergreen · hardwoods · softwoods · sapling · trunk
Occurring every year
- biennialEvery second year
- perennialRecurring each year
- floweringProducing reproductive structures
- fruitingProducing edible growth
senescence · vegetative · reproductive · maturation · seasonal · overwintering
pollination
Flower reproductive transfer
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- ovuleUnfertilized seed structure
- embryoOrganism before birth
zygote · endosperm · cotyledon · propagation · cross-pollination · self-pollination · pollen · stigma · stamen · anther
sprouting
Seeds beginning growth
shoot · root · dormancy · hydration · viability · hypogeal · emergence · soil · growth · cotyledon
angiosperms
Plants producing covered seeds
- gymnospermsSeed plants lacking ovaries
- conifersCone-producing trees
- cycadsPrehistoric seed plants
ginkgo · monocots · dicots · vascular · phylogeny · taxonomy · classification · phylum · kingdom · lignin
oak
Quercus genus member
cedar · hickory · coniferous · deciduous · evergreen · hardwoods · softwoods · sapling · trunk · branches
annual
Occurring every year
fruiting · senescence · vegetative · reproductive · maturation · seasonal · overwintering
seed plantsferns
Spore-bearing vascular plants
mosses · hornworts · liverworts · horsetails · algae
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