Fig. 1. Diversity within the Viridiplantae.
a–e, Green algae. a, Acetabularia sp. (Ulvophyceae). b, Stephanosphaera pluvialis (Chlorophyceae). c, Botryococcus sp. (Trebouxiophyceae). d, Chara sp. (Charophyceae). e, ‘Spirotaenia’ sp. (taxonomy under review) (Zygnematophyceae). f–p, Land plants. f, Notothylas orbicularis (Anthocerotophyta (hornwort)). g, Conocephalum conicum (Marchantiophyta (thalloid liverwort)). h, Sphagnum sp. (Bryophyta (moss)). i, Dendrolycopodium obscurum (Lycopodiophyta (club moss)). j, Equisetum telmateia (Polypodiopsida, Equisetidae (horsetail)). k, Parablechnum schiedeanum (Polypodiopsida, Polypodiidae (leptosporangiate fern)). l, Ginkgo biloba (Ginkgophyta). m, Pseudotsuga menziesii (Pinophyta (conifer)). n, Welwitschia mirabilis (Gnetophyta). o, Bulnesia arborea (Angiospermae, eudicot, rosid). p, Paphiopedilum lowii (Angiospermae, monocot, orchid). a, Photograph reproduced with permission of Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart66. b–e, Photographs courtesy of M. Melkonian. f–j, l–n, p, Photographs courtesy of D.W.S. k, Photograph courtesy of R. Moran. o, Photograph courtesy of W. Judd.