Austin Community College
Austin, Texas
This site contains images of representative genera from each phylum of the plant kingdom. It is intended to be a study resource for biology students at Austin Community College, although anyone is welcome to browse. Most images are available in two versions -- one with labels and one without.
Diagrams and Drawings Relevant to Multiple Phyla Plant Kingdom Phyla
Notes to Accompany "Plant Kingdom Phyla"
Primary Meristems and Primary Tissues
Leaf Compoundness
Flower PartsAnthocerotophyta -- hornworts Phaeoceros Hepatophyta -- liverworts Marchantia
Reboulia
FossombroniaBryophyta -- mosses or "true mosses" Polytrichum Psilophyta (or Psilotophyta) -- whisk fern Psilotum Lycophyta (or Lycopodophyta) -- club mosses or ground pines or lycopods Lycopodium
Selaginella
IsoetesSphenophyta -- sphenophytes or horsetails Equisetum Pterophyta (or Pteridophyta or Filicinophyta) -- ferns or "true ferns" Thelypteris
Cyrtomium
OthersConiferophyta (or Pinophyta) -- conifers Pinus
JuniperusCycadophyta -- cycads Cycas
ZamiaGinkgophyta -- ginkgo Ginkgo Gnetophyta -- gnetophytes Ephedra Anthophyta (or Magnoliophyta or Angiospermophyta) -- flowering plants Magnolia - simple leaf
Carya (pecan) - once-compound leaf
Fraxinus (ash) - once-compound leaf
Melia (chinaberry) - twice-compound leaf
Mangifera (mango)
Theobroma (chocolate)
Ficus (banyan)
Rhizophora (mangrove)
Pandanus (screwpine)Related Links Austin Community College Homepage
Selected Botanical Links (University of Florida)
This site is a collaborative project. Dr. Stephen R. Bostic developed the content of these pages and contributed diagrams and field photographs. Linda Beaver was responsible for all other photography, photo imaging enhancement and web design. Development of this site was made possible by funds granted through the Faculty Development Office at
Austin Community College, Spring 2000.Questions or comments about these web pages are welcome and can be directed to Dr. Stephen R. Bostic at bostic@austin.cc.tx.us