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The vascular plants are plants in the Kingdom Plantae (also called Viridiplantae) that have specialized tissues for conducting water. Vascular plants include the Fern s, Clubmoss es, Horsetail s, Flowering Plant s, Conifer s and other Gymnosperm s. Scientific names are ''Tracheophyta'' and ''Tracheobionta'', but neither is very widely used. Nonvascular Plant s include both earlier-derived lineages in Plantae ( Moss es, Hornwort s, and Liverwort s) and members of other kingdoms (the various Alga e). The vascular plants are set apart in two important ways: # Vascular plants have water-carrying tissues, enabling the plants to evolve to a larger size. Non-vascular plants lack these and are restricted to relatively small sizes. # In vascular plants, the principal generation phase is the '' Sporophyte '', which is Diploid with two sets of chromosomes per cell. In non-vascular plants, the principal generation phase is often the '' Gametophyte '', which is Haploid with one set of chromosomes per cell. ''See also Alternation Of Generations .'' Water transport happens in either xylem or phloem: Xylem carries water and inorganic solutes upward toward the leaves from the roots, while Phloem carries organic solutes throughout the plant. Members
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