Plantae
LANTERN MOSS
Andreaea nivalis
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Image Description: Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image of the lantern shaped spongium, which occurs during dry conditions – the optimal conditions for spore dispersal.
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Andreaea is a genus of rock mossesdescribed as a genus in 1801.[1][2][3] They are small, delicate acrocarpous mosses (meaning that the capsules are formed at the tips of vertical branches) that form dark brown or reddish cushions on wet siliceous rocks in mountainous areas. The capsule lacks theperistome teeth and operculum of other mosses, and […] read more
Gnetales
Gnetales order
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Gnetales are an evolutionary step between cone-bearing conifers and modern flowering plants, displaying BOTH cones and flowers.
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Gnetum is a genus of gymnosperms, the sole genus in the family Gnetaceae and order Gnetales. They are tropical evergreen trees, shrubs and lianas. Unlike other gymnosperms they possess vessel elementsin the xylem. Some species have been proposed to have been the first plants to be insect pollinated as their fossils occur in association with […] read more
Brachyphyllum
Brachyphyllum 
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These coniferous trees lived all over the globe during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
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Brachyphyllum is an extinct genus of plants belonging to Araucariaceae. They were found around the globe during the Carboniferous to the Cretaceous period.[1] (From Wikipedia, February 2015) read more
Ginkgo
Ginkgoopsida 
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The fan-shaped leaves of this ancient ginkgo tree, now extinct, are similar to modern ginkgo leaves.
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Ginkgo is a genus of highly unusual non-flowering plants. The scientific name is also used as the English name. The order to which it belongs, Ginkgoales, first appeared in the Permian,[4] 250 million years ago, possibly derived from “seed ferns” of the order Peltaspermales. The rate of evolution within the genus has been slow, and […] read more
Nymphaeales (Water Lily)
Nymphaeales order
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Water lily fossils have been found from as early as the Cretaceous period.
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Nymphaeales is an order of flowering plants, consisting of three families of aquatic plants, the Hydatellaceae, the Cabombaceae, and the Nymphaeaceae (water lilies). It is one of the three orders of basal angiosperms, an early-diverging grade of flowering plants. At least 10 morphological characters unite the Nymphaeales.[2]Molecular synapomorphies are also known. The Plant List, created […] read more
Knife-leaf Wattle
Acacia cultriformis 
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Fact: The flowers of Acacia cultriformis are safe for humans to eat.
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Acacia cultriformis, known as the knife-leaf wattle, dogtooth wattle, half-moon wattle or golden-glow wattle, is a perennial tree or shrub of the genus Acacia native to Australia. It is widely cultivated, and has been found to have naturalised in Asia, Africa, North America, New Zealand and South America.[1] A. cultriformis grows to a height of […] read more