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Embryophyte

Embryophyte (陸上植物) are green plants that evolved primarily on land. Includes many taxa and is synonymous with plants in the narrow sense. There are also aquatic species, which does not mean terrestrial plants.

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Embryophyte (陸上植物, shokubutsu or uemono) is a taxon that includes many plants, including angiosperms, gymnosperms, ferns, and mosses. It evolved from a lineage of green plants, also called green algae, that are closely related to the charales algae (streptophyte algae). It is synonymous with plants in the narrow sense (not including algae).

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