Plant
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| + | [[Image:Quince, Cabbage, Melon and Cucumber by Juan Sánchez Cotán.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''[[Quince, Cabbage, Melon and Cucumber]]'' (1602) by [[Juan Sánchez Cotán]]]] | ||
| + | [[Image:BristleConePine.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The [[Bristlecone Pine]] can reach an age far greater than that of any other single living organism known, up to nearly 5,000 years.]] | ||
| [[Image:Romanesco cauliflower showing fractals.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Romanesco]] [[cauliflower]] showing [[fractal]]s]] | [[Image:Romanesco cauliflower showing fractals.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Romanesco]] [[cauliflower]] showing [[fractal]]s]] | ||
| [[Image:Welwitschia.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Welwitschia]] has been called the [[ugly|ugliest]] [[plant]] in the world]] | [[Image:Welwitschia.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Welwitschia]] has been called the [[ugly|ugliest]] [[plant]] in the world]] | ||
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| + | '''Plants''', also called '''green plants''' ('''Viridiplantae''' in [[Latin]]), are [[Life|living]] [[organism]]s of the [[Kingdom (biology)|kingdom]] '''Plantae''' including such multicellular groups as [[flowering plant]]s, [[conifer]]s, [[fern]]s and [[moss]]es, as well as, depending on definition, the [[green algae]], but not red or brown [[seaweed]]s like [[kelp]], nor [[fungus|fungi]] or [[bacteria]]. | ||
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| + | Green plants have cell walls with cellulose and characteristically obtain most of their energy from [[Electromagnetic radiation|sunlight]] via [[photosynthesis]] using [[chlorophyll]] contained in [[chloroplasts]], which gives them their green color. Some plants are [[Parasitic plants|parasitic]] and may not produce normal amounts of chlorophyll or photosynthesize. Plants are also characterized by [[sexual reproduction]], [[Plant morphology|modular]] and [[indeterminate growth]], and an [[alternation of generations]], although asexual reproduction is common, and some plants [[Semelparity and iteroparity|bloom only once]] while others bear only one [[Inflorescence|bloom]]. | ||
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| + | Precise numbers are difficult to determine, but {{as of|lc=y|2010}}, there are thought to be 300–315 thousand [[species]] of plants, of which the great majority, some 260–290 thousand, are [[seed plant]]s . Green plants provide most of the world's molecular oxygen and are the basis of most of the earth's ecologies, especially on land. Plants described as [[grain]]s, [[fruit]]s and [[vegetable]]s form mankind's basic foodstuffs, and have been domesticated for millennia. Plants enrich our lives as flowers and ornaments. Until recently and in great variety they have served as the source of most of our medicines and drugs. Their scientific study is known as [[botany]]. | ||
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| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| *[[Biomorphism]] | *[[Biomorphism]] | ||
| *[[Biology]] | *[[Biology]] | ||
| + | *[[Horticultural horror]] | ||
| * [[Botany]] | * [[Botany]] | ||
| - | *[[Carnivorous plant]] | ||
| * [[Flower]] | * [[Flower]] | ||
| * [[Forest]] | * [[Forest]] | ||
| * [[Fruit]] | * [[Fruit]] | ||
| * [[Garden]] | * [[Garden]] | ||
| - | *[[Gymnosperm plants]] | ||
| * [[List of poisonous plants]] | * [[List of poisonous plants]] | ||
| * [[Plant perception (paranormal)]] | * [[Plant perception (paranormal)]] | ||
| * [[Plant perception (physiology)]] | * [[Plant perception (physiology)]] | ||
| + | *[[Plant to plant communication]] | ||
| + | *[[plants in ornamentation]] | ||
| *[[Rhizome]] | *[[Rhizome]] | ||
| * [[Tree]] | * [[Tree]] | ||
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| == Strange plants == | == Strange plants == | ||
| + | *[[Carnivorous plant]] | ||
| + | *[[Gymnosperm plants]] | ||
| + | *[[Dracaena (plant)]] | ||
| *[[Strangler Fig]] | *[[Strangler Fig]] | ||
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Plants, also called green plants (Viridiplantae in Latin), are living organisms of the kingdom Plantae including such multicellular groups as flowering plants, conifers, ferns and mosses, as well as, depending on definition, the green algae, but not red or brown seaweeds like kelp, nor fungi or bacteria.
Green plants have cell walls with cellulose and characteristically obtain most of their energy from sunlight via photosynthesis using chlorophyll contained in chloroplasts, which gives them their green color. Some plants are parasitic and may not produce normal amounts of chlorophyll or photosynthesize. Plants are also characterized by sexual reproduction, modular and indeterminate growth, and an alternation of generations, although asexual reproduction is common, and some plants bloom only once while others bear only one bloom.
Precise numbers are difficult to determine, but Template:As of, there are thought to be 300–315 thousand species of plants, of which the great majority, some 260–290 thousand, are seed plants . Green plants provide most of the world's molecular oxygen and are the basis of most of the earth's ecologies, especially on land. Plants described as grains, fruits and vegetables form mankind's basic foodstuffs, and have been domesticated for millennia. Plants enrich our lives as flowers and ornaments. Until recently and in great variety they have served as the source of most of our medicines and drugs. Their scientific study is known as botany.
See also
- Biomorphism
- Biology
- Horticultural horror
- Botany
- Flower
- Forest
- Fruit
- Garden
- List of poisonous plants
- Plant perception (paranormal)
- Plant perception (physiology)
- Plant to plant communication
- plants in ornamentation
- Rhizome
- Tree
- Vegetable
Strange plants
