User:Tr3ndyBEAR/plants i edited
This is my attempt to organize a list of plants whose pages I've made contributions to.
Plants cladogram
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There are 64 orders in this classification scheme with an estimated 352,000 species.
Flowering plants cladogram
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★ = monotypic order (single species)
☆ = monotypic order (single genera)
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These are seed-producing plants that include conifers, cycads, Ginkgo, and gnetophytes. The gymnosperms and the angiosperms (flowering plants) together form the spermatophytes (seed-bearing plants). When including extinct gymnosperms in the classification, it is clear that the group is paraphyletic and angiosperms fit within the larger "Gymnospermae" group. However, without those extinct groups, it forms a monophyletic group.
There are 9 orders in this classification.
Non-angiosperm seed plants cladogram
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Not Plants
[edit]There are around 7,000 estimated species. Around 95% of which are in the Florideae subclass. None are known to be terrestrial except for 2 cave-dwelling species in the division Cyanidiophyceae. About 5% of species occur in fresh waters, with greater concentrations in warmer environments.
Red Algae consist of many notable seaweeds. Species include Coralline algae which produce calcium carbonate that plays a major role in the formation of coral reefs. Dulce is a red algae that is a well-known snack food and an important source of dietary fiber in Iceland, where it is known as söl. Laverbread, nori, and gim is typically made from the red algae laver and has a high content of dietary minerals including iodine and iron as well as a high content of protein, riboflavin, vitamin A, vitamin D, and vitamin C. It is also used to make agar and many food additives. umutgasari is the most common species used to produce agar.
There are between 1,500-2,000 species known worldwide. It includes many seaweeds in colder waters of the Northern Hemisphere. Most brown algae play important roles as both food and habitat for other lifeforms. Kelp are brown algae.
The Sargasso Sea is named for its Sargassum seaweed which form floating mats that serve as habitats for many unique species. For example, young loggerhead sea turtles use the mats as cover from predation until maturity. Macrocystis is a genus of kelp that can reach 60m (200ft) in length and is prominent in kelp forests which support large amount of biodiversity.
Species like Ascophyllum nodosum have been researched intensely for their ability to fix carbon and huge ecological as well as commercial importance. Brown algae also contain many edible seaweeds and medically important species like Sargassum siliquastrum.