Related WordNet synsets for SUMO concept NonFloweringPlant

More specialized WordNet synsets

thallophyte

any of a group of cryptogamic organisms consisting principally of a thallus and thus showing no differentiation into stem and root and leaf

acrogen

any flowerless plant such as a fern (pteridophyte) or moss (bryophyte) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem

apomict

a plant that reproduces or is reproduced by apomixis

nonvascular organism

organisms without vascular tissue: e.g. algae, lichens, fungi, mosses

Psilophytales, order Psilophytales

Paleozoic simple dichotomously branched plants of Europe and eastern Canada including the oldest known vascular land plants

psilophyte

any plant of the order Psilophytales: a savannah plant

genus Psilophyton

type genus of the Psilophytaceae: genus of small wiry herbaceous Paleozoic plants with underground rhizomes and apical sporangia

Psilophytaceae, family Psilophytaceae

Paleozoic plants

Equisetales, order Equisetales

lower tracheophytes in existence since the Devonian

psilophyton

any plant or fossil of the genus Psilophyton

Rhyniaceae, family Rhyniaceae

primitive plants of the Paleozoic

Rhynia, genus Rhynia

type genus of the Rhyniaceae; small leafless dichotomously branching fossil plants with terminal sporangia and smooth branching rhizomes

Horneophyton, genus Horneophyton

Devonian fossil plant considered one of the earliest forms of vascular land plants; similar to genus Rhynia but smaller

Sphenopsida, class Sphenopsida, Equisetatae, class Equisetatae

horsetails and related forms

Equisetaceae, family Equisetaceae, horsetail family

sole surviving family of the Equisetales: fern allies

Equisetum, genus Equisetum

horsetails; coextensive with the family Equisetaceae

common horsetail, field horsetail, Equisetum arvense

of Eurasia and Greenland and North America

horsetail

perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in northern hemisphere; some in Africa and South America

swamp horsetail, water horsetail, Equisetum fluviatile

Eurasia; northern North America to Virginia

scouring rush, rough horsetail, Equisetum hyemale, Equisetum hyemale robustum, Equisetum robustum

evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly used for scouring utensils

marsh horsetail, Equisetum palustre

scouring-rush horsetail widely distributed in wet or boggy areas of northern hemisphere

wood horsetail, Equisetum Sylvaticum

Eurasia except southern Russia; northern North America

Lycopsida, class Lycopsida, Lycopodiate, class Lycopodiate

club mosses and related forms: includes Lycopodiales; Isoetales; Selaginellales; and extinct Lepidodendrales; sometimes considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta

variegated horsetail, variegated scouring rush, Equisetum variegatum

northern North America; Greenland; northern and central Europe

Lycophyta

used in some classifications for the class Lycopsida: club mosses

Lycopodineae, class Lycopodineae

alternative designation for the class Lycopsida

club moss, clubmoss, lycopod

primitive evergreen mosslike plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles

Lepidodendrales, order Lepidodendrales

fossil arborescent plants arising during the Lower Devonian and conspicuous throughout the Carboniferous

Lepidodendraceae, family Lepidodendraceae

fossil plants characterized by conspicuous spirally arranged leaf scars on the trunk

Lycopodiales, order Lycopodiales

lower vascular plants coextensive with the family Lycopodiaceae; in some classifications includes the Selaginellaceae and Isoetaceae

Lycopodium, genus Lycopodium

type and sole genus of the Lycopodiaceae; erect or creeping evergreen plants often used for Christmas decorations

fir clubmoss, mountain clubmoss, little clubmoss, Lycopodium selago

of northern Europe and America; resembling a miniature fir

shining clubmoss, Lycopodium lucidulum

a variety of clubmoss

alpine clubmoss, Lycopodium alpinum

a variety of clubmoss

ground pine, Christmas green

any of several club mosses having long creeping stems and erect branches

foxtail grass, Lycopodium alopecuroides

ground pine thickly covered with bristly leaves; widely distributed in barren sandy or peaty moist coastal regions of eastern and southeastern United States

running pine, Lycopodium clavitum

a variety of clubmoss

ground cedar, staghorn moss, Lycopodium complanatum

a variety of clubmoss

ground fir, princess pine, tree clubmoss, Lycopodium obscurum

a variety of clubmoss

Selaginellaceae, family Selaginellaceae

lesser clubmosses: terrestrial chiefly tropical plants resembling mosses

Selaginellales, order Selaginellales

in some classifications included in Lycopodiales

spikemoss, spike moss, little club moss

any of numerous fern allies of the genus Selaginella

Selaginella, genus Selaginella

type and sole genus of the Selaginellaceae; evergreen mosslike plants: spike moss and little club moss

rock spikemoss, dwarf lycopod, Selaginella rupestris

tufted spikemoss forming loose spreading mats; eastern North America

meadow spikemoss, basket spikemoss, Selaginella apoda

spikemoss forming dense mats; eastern North America

resurrection plant, rose of Jericho, Selaginella lepidophylla

densely tufted fern ally of southwestern United States to Peru; curls up in a tight ball when dry and expands and grows under moist conditions

desert selaginella, Selaginella eremophila

prostrate spikemoss; California

Isoetaceae, family Isoetaceae, quillwort family

quillworts; coextensive with the genus Isoetes

florida selaginella, Selaginella eatonii

occurs widely in Florida

Isoetales, order Isoetales

aquatic or marsh-growing fern allies; known to have existed since the Cenozoic; sometimes included in Lycopodiales

Isoetes, genus Isoetes

type and genus of the Isoetaceae and sole extant genus of the order Isoetales

quillwort

any of several spore-bearing aquatic or marsh plants having short rhizomes and quill-like leaves; worldwide except Polynesia

Cryptogrammataceae, family Cryptogrammataceae

one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems

acrogenic, acrogenous

pertaining to flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem