Archeaplastida
Braun's stonewort (Chara braunii)
Charophytes
Common ancestor
sporic life cycle
embryo
desiccation-resistant spores
apical meristems
gametangia
sporangia
Common Liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha)
Liverworts
common ancestor
Woolly Feather Moss (Tomentypnum nitens)
Mosses
common ancestor
Field hornwort (Anthoceros agrestis)
hornworts
common ancestor
lignin
xylem and phloem
dominant sporophyte generation
thick waxy cuticle
stomata
Fan clubmoss (Diphasiastrum digitatum)
Lycophytes
leaves
common ancestor
Eastern Marsh Fern (Thelypteris palustris)
Monilophytes
leaves
common ancestor