Vegetative and Reproductive parts of plants

Vegetative parts of plants include roots, stems, shoot buds and leaves.

Plant's reproductive part, a flower contains a stamen (male flower part) or pistil (female
flower part), or both, plus accessory parts such as sepals, petals, and nectar glands

An artificial system of classification is based upon one or a few easily observable

characteristics and is devised and used for a limited purpose where convenience and speed
are important. It conveys little information. On the other hand, the natural system of
classification is based on a large number of characters.

Difference between artificial and natural method of classification

of Plants

The artificial system of classification put forward by Linnaeus classified organisms on the
basis numerical strength of sex organs like androecium number in a flower of a plant. In this
system, phylogenetic or evolutionary relationships between organisms were not considered.

A natural system of classification is a biological classification based on morphological

characters, cytology, embryology etc of the plants.In natural classification, all natural
characters of plants both vegetative and reproductive are taken into consideration as the
basis of classification.
 10 Phyla under Kingdom of Plantae

Phylum Description Example Picture

Marchantiophy The Common

ta Marchantiop liverwort
(liverworts) hyta are a
division of Scientific Name:
non-vascular
land plants Marchantia
commonly polymorpha
referred to as
hepatics or
liverworts.

Anthocerotoph Hornworts Smooth

yta are a group Hornworts
(hornworts) of Scientific Name:
non-vascular
Embryophyte Phaeoceros laevis
s constituting
the division
Anthoceroto
phyta.

Bryophyta Bryophyta Java moss

(mosses) may also
refer to the Scientific Name:
parent group
bryophytes, Vesicularia
which dubyana
comprise
liverworts,
mosses, and
hornworts.

Filicophyta The ferns are Eagle fern

(ferns) a group of
vascular Scientific Name:
plants that
reproduce Pteridium
via spores aquilinum
and have
neither seeds
nor flowers.
Sphenophyta Equisetidae Horsetails
(horsetails) is one of the
four Scientific Name:
subclasses of
Polypodiopsi
da, a group of
vascular
plants with a
fossil record
going back to
the
Devonian.

Cycadophyta The cycads Sago palm

(cycads) are an
ancient Scientific Name:
group of
cone-bearing Cycas revoluta
plants (i.e.
gymnosperm
s).

Ginkgophyta Ginkgo is a Maidenhair Tree

(ginkgo) genus of
non-flowerin Scientific Name:
g seed plants.
Ginkgo biloba

Pinophyta Mostly trees Pine

(conifers) with
abundant Scientific Name:
xylem
composed of Genus Pinus
tracheids
only
 Gnetophyta Gnetophyta Joint fir
(gnetophytes) is a division
of plants, Scientific Name:
grouped
within the Gnetum
gymnosperm
s, that
consists of
some 70
species
across the
three relict
genera:
Gnetum,
Welwitschia,
and Ephedra.

Magnoliophyta Flowering Rose

(Angiosperms, plants are
flowering plants that Scientific Name:
plants) bear flowers
and fruits, Rosa
and form the
clade
Angiosperma
e, commonly
called
angiosperms.