Vascular plants

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Sporophytes dominant, physiologically independent, ± large and branched with lignified secondary walls in specialised cells, ± pitted. Vascular tissue comprising tracheary elements (xylem) and sieve elements (phloem) ± well developed. Endodermis present. Vascular plants (Tracheophyta) comprise two lineages: club mosses (Lycopodiophyta) and Euphyllophyta. Euphyllophyta further divided into: Monilophyta (ferns, horse-tails and whisk-ferns) and seed plants (Spermatophyta).