iSpecies is a test of E O Wilson's idea of a web page for each species. The data displayed are generated "on the fly" by querying other data sources (learn how it works ). Send comments to r.page@bio.gla.ac.uk, or visit the iSpecies blog.
Vascular plants (from Latin vasculum: duct), also known as tracheophytes (from the equivalent Greek term trachea) and also higher plants, form a large group of plants that are defined as those land plants that have lignified tissue (biology)|tissues (the xylem) for conducting water and minerals throughout the plant. They also have (non-lignified) tissue to conduct products of photosynthesis. Vascular plants include the clubmosses, horsetails, ferns, gymnosperms (including conifers) and angiosperms (flowering plants). Scientific names for the group include TracheophytaAbercrombie, Hickman & Johnson. 1966. A Dictionary of Biology. (Penguin Books and Tracheobionta.http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=564824 ITIS Standard Report Page: Tracheobionta }} ...
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