Division Tracheophyta (Noun)
Meaning
In former classifications: comprising plants with a vascular system including ferns and fern allies as well as seed plants.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- In former classifications, the division Tracheophyta was used to comprise plants with a vascular system including ferns and fern allies as well as seed plants.
- Tracheophyta was previously used to categorize a broad group of vascular plants, ranging from simple ferns to complex flowering plants.
- Prior to the current system of classification, Tracheophyta referred to all land plants that possess vascular tissue for the transportation of water and nutrients.
- Tracheophyta is a former taxonomic rank used to denote plants that possess vascular tissues such as ferns and fern allies and those that reproduce via seeds.
- The classification Tracheophyta, which dates back to older taxonomic systems, united ferns, gymnosperms, and angiosperms due to their common characteristic of possessing a vascular system.