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A vascular and a non-vascular plant

Example of vascular & a non-vascular plants silver fern & a moss

To the left is a ponga or silver fern Cyathea dealbata, this is an example of a vascular plant. On the right is an umbrella moss Dendrohyopterygium filiculiforme which is a non-vascular plant.

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