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The Plant Kingdom

The plant kingdom is divided into four phyla : the Moss and Liverwort Phylum, the Fern Phylum, the Conifer Phylum and the Flowering Plant Phylum.

Horsetail, Aust, UK © Shirley Burchill

 Tree Fern, Parc Floral, Paris © Shirley Burchill

The horsetail and tree fern belong to the Fern Phylum. In the Carboniferous Period, around 250 million years ago, these grew as tall as the today's trees.

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