Phylum Lycophyta

• Common in moist terrestrial places
• Vascular tissues are present
• Homosporous or heterosporous
• External water is necessary for fertilization
• Seed less plants
• Do  not  bear flowers
• Sporophytes are dominant & gametophytes partially depend on sporophytes
•  None of them are aquatic
• Sporophyte – bisexual, monocious
• Biflagellate sperms
• Sporangium are attached to the upper surface of the sporophyll
• e.g; Sellaginella, Lycopodium   

Selaginella

• Also known as club mosses
• Spreads on the surface of the earth
• Possess true leaves, true stem and true root
• Dichotomously arranged stem from which the roots originate
• Small and large leaves are arranged in an order in the stem
• Female gametophyte has the ability to perform photosynthesis
• Heterosporous

Lycopodium

• Terrestrial plant
• Some exist as epiphytes
• Herbaceous plant which is highly branched
• Have aerial leaves and adventitious roots
• Branches are fully covered by tiny leaves
• homosporous