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Plants are a major group of living things including familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, ferns and mosses. About 350,000 species of plants, defined as seed plants, bryophytes, ferns and fern allies, have been estimated to exist. As of 2004, some 287,655 species had been identified, of which 258,650 are flowering and 15,000 bryophytes.
Aristotle divided all living things between plants, which generally do not move, and animals. In Linnaeus' system, these became the Kingdoms Vegetabilia (later Plantae) and Animalia. Since then, it has become clear that the Plantae as originally defined included several unrelated groups, and the fungi and several groups of algae were removed to new kingdoms. However, these are still often considered plants in many contexts. Indeed, any attempt to match "plant" with a single taxon is doomed to fail, because plant is a vaguely defined concept unrelated to the presumed phylogenic concepts on which modern taxonomy is based.
Embryophytes
- Main article: Embryophytes
A Cloud forest hosts huge numbers of plants and animals; the cloud forests of Monteverde, Costa Rica, host over 425 bird species
rizwanibrahim (Rizwan Ibrahim) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:10:57 -0000
A Cloud forest hosts huge numbers of plants and animals; the cloud forests of Monteverde, Costa Rica, host over 425 bird species
RT @socialgr8: Every week about 20 species of plants and animals become extinct! UGH! #OMGfacts #animals #nature #wildlife
bountyofbeads2 (ginger robinson) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:05:47 -0000
RT @socialgr8: Every week about 20 species of plants and animals become extinct! UGH! #OMGfacts #animals #nature #wildlife
RT @socialgr8: Every week about 20 species of plants and animals become extinct! UGH! #OMGfacts #animals #nature #wildlife
elaczi (Eric Laczi) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:03:45 -0000
RT @socialgr8: Every week about 20 species of plants and animals become extinct! UGH! #OMGfacts #animals #nature #wildlife
Every week about 20 species of plants and animals become extinct! UGH! #OMGfacts #animals #nature #wildlife
socialgr8 (Lynn Hasselberger) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:58:21 -0000
Every week about 20 species of plants and animals become extinct! UGH! #OMGfacts #animals #nature #wildlife
@amywithlemon Also, it's all so sort of 'duh'. Plants and animals will return, buildings will decay, some crap will explode. Do tell.
velvetverbosity (Velvet Verbosity) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:28:57 -0000
@amywithlemon Also, it's all so sort of 'duh'. Plants and animals will return, buildings will decay, some crap will explode. Do tell.
@StevenMiosku and im not just talking about the 3d and graphics, although it was nice. i mean every little detail from the plants to animals
DanCas91 (Danny Casarella) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:24:39 -0000
@StevenMiosku and im not just talking about the 3d and graphics, although it was nice. i mean every little detail from the plants to animals
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