Examples of Plants

EXAMPLES OF PLANTSGenerated by: Madeline Ryan

Queen sago(Cycas circinalis)

This is a type of cycad that is the only gymnosperm found in the native flora of Sri Lanka. The trunk of a cycad tree is cylindrical and the seed is found at the top of the tree.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rameshng/6010769902/

Maidenhair Ginkgo Tree(Ginkgo biloba)

Ginkgo trees are usually large with disorganized branches that have fan-shaped leaves. These leaves turn yellow in the fall. These trees are also very insect, weather, and disease resistant.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ykjc9/3056313248/

Redwood  (Sequoia sempervirens)

This tall tree is an evergreen that can be as high as about 100 meters. It also can live from 1200-1800 years. This type of tree is abundant on the western coast of the United States, mostly in California.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ctcvistaqueen/4947204069/

Common liverwort(Marchantia polymorpha)

This particular liverwort is physically large and has a wide distribution around the world. It is dioecious, meaning that it has separate female and male plants. It is usually green and has hexagonal patterns on top.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/arthur_chapman/6131156199

Polytrichum moss(Polytrichum strictum) 

This moss has narrow, toothed leaves. Also, this type of moss has a more complex photosynthesis structure than most mosses and has more complex water conducting tissues.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/arthur_chapman/6131186637/in/photostream/

Hornwort(Anthoceros adscendens)

This is a non-vascular organism. Its green, flattened part is the gametophyte of the plant. Its horn-like structure is the sporophyte part. These plants usually grow in humid or damp locations.

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/gjshepherd/4710628691/

Japanese climbing fern (Lygodium japonicum)

This plant is native to eastern Asia and eastern Australia. The fern has a creeping stem, which produces long leaves that also climb over other plants. The leaves have sporangia on the edges, which produces spores to help the fern reproduce.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ting0308/499206486/

Running clubmoss(Lycopodium clavatum)

 This plant uses spores (yellow-green spore cones on the top of the branches) to reproduce and has a vascular system. Its leaves are organized into spirals. This species is the most distributed species in the genus Lycopodium.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/man_of_mud/3895778679/in/photostream/

Mormon tea(Ephedra viridis) 

This shrub is native to the western United States. The twigs are bright green with nodes that have leaves that start out red but then dry and become a dark brown or black color. Males make pollen cones at those nodes while females make seed cones that usually contain 2 seeds.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/justthismoment/5826837587/

Garden Asparagus(Asparagus officinalis)

This plant is native to Europe, Africa, and Asia. Also, it is a perennial plant, meaning it lives for more than two years. The flowers are bell shaped and the leaves are like needles.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/chidorian/3945617179/

True Forget-Me-Not(Myosotis scorpioides)

This is a perennial plant that is native to Europe and Asia. It is found in wet locations (by rivers, bogs, etc.). In temperate areas, the blue flowers with yellow centers bloom from mid-spring to the first frost.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/elesea/5530339201/

Giant Sequoia(Sequoiadendron giganteum)

Most of these gigantic trees can be found in California. When factoring in volume, these trees are the largest with heights as high as 80 meters and widths as large as 8 meters.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gracefamily/3826613715/in/photostream/

 Andreaea moss (Andreaea rupestris)

This plant is characterized by dark colors that include red and black (as shown in this picture) and a tuft at the end of the stem. Because it is a moss, it has a non-vascular system and is usually tiny in size.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gjshepherd/4303024385/in/photostream/

 High-climbing jointfir(Ephedra altissima)

This plant is native to north Africa. It is a gymnosperm shrub. Additionally, the high-climbing jointfir grows in dry climates across the world.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33037982@N04/5235802507/

Carolina mosquitofern(Azolla caroliniana)

This plant is native to the America continents. Also, this plant is a freshwater aquatic fern. Its fronds are green to red in hue and have hairs that make them velvety in appearance. This plant can survive water temperatures of 5 degrees Celsius in winter.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23356117@N07/3480703975/