Lab 10: Land Plants - An Evolutionary Overview 
  
Vascular Plant Phylogeny
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vascular plant clade 10. True xylem and phloem, branched sporophyte, independent sporophyte, true roots and leaves.

11. Lateral sporangia.

12. Ligules (small flaps of tissue associated with sporangia) present.

13. Monopodial (as opposed to dichotomous) branching.  (Main stem continues to elongate while producing lateral branches.)

14. DNA sequence data.

15. Production of seeds.

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