List of plant orders

This article lists the living orders of the Viridiplantae, based primarily on the work of Ruggiero et al. 2015.[1] Living order of Lycophytes and ferns are taken from Christenhusz et al. 2011b[2] and Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group.[3] Living orders of Gymnosperms are added from Christenhusz et al. 2011a[4] while extinct orders are from Anderson, Anderson & Cleal 2007.[5]

Division Prasinodermophyta

Class Prasinodermophyceae

  • Order Prasinodermatales[6]

Class Palmophyllophyceae

  • Order Prasinococcales
  • Order Palmophyllales

Division Chlorophyta

Subdivision Prasinophytina

Class Mamiellophyceae

  • Order Monomastigales
  • Order Dolichomastigales
  • Order Mamiellales

Class Pyramimonadophyceae

  • Order Pyramimonadales

Subdivision Chlorophytina

Class Nephroselmidophyceae

  • Order Nephroselmidales

Class Picocystophyceae

  • Order Picocystales
  • Order ?Pseudoscourfieldiales

Class Chloropicophyceae

  • Order Chloropicales

Class Pedinophyceae

  • Order ?Scourfieldiales
  • Order Marsupiomonadales
  • Order Pedinomonadales
  • Order ?Phyllosiphonales
  • Order Chlorellales
  • Order Prasiolales
  • Order Microthamniales
  • Order Trebouxiales
  • Order Ignatiales
  • Order Oltmannsiellopsidales
  • Order Scotinosphaerales
  • Order Ulotrichales
  • Order Ulvales
  • Order Trentepohliales
  • Order Cladophorales
  • Order Dasycladales
  • Order Bryopsidales
  • Order Chaetopeltidales
  • Order Chaetophorales
  • Order Chlamydomonadales
  • Order Chlorococcales
  • Order Microsporales
  • Order Oedogoniales
  • Order Sphaeropleales
  • Order Tetrasporales

Division Streptophyta

Subdivision Chlorokybophytina

Class Chlorokybophyceae

Subdivision Klebsormidiophyinta

Subdivision Charophytina

  • Order †Sycidiales
  • Order †Chovanellales
  • Order †Moellerinales
  • Order Charales (Stoenworts & musk grasses)

Subdivision Coleochaetophytina

Subdivision Zygnematophytina

  • Order Spirogloeales
  • Order Zygnematales
  • Order Mesotaeniales
  • Order Desmidiales

Subdivision Anthocerotophytina

Source:[7]

Class Leiosporocerotopsida

  • Order Leiosporocerotales
  • Order Anthocerotales
  • Order Notothyladales
  • Order Phymatocerotales
  • Order Dendrocerotales

Subdivision Marchantiophytina

Source:[7]

  • Order Treubiales
  • Order Calobryales
  • Subclass Blasiidae
    • Order Blasiales
  • Subclass Marchantiidae (Complex thalloid liverworts)
    • Order Neohodgsoniales
    • Order Sphaerocarpales
    • Order Lunulariales (crescent-cup liverwort)
    • Order Marchantiales
  • Subclass Pelliidae
    • Order Pelliales
    • Order Pallaviciniales
    • Order Fossombroniales
  • Subclass Metzgeriidae
    • Order Pleuroziales
    • Order Metzgeriales
  • Subclass Jungermanniidae (leafy liverworts)
    • Order Porellales
    • Order Ptilidiales
    • Order Jungermanniales

Subdivision Bryophytina

Source:[8]

  • Order †Protosphagnales
  • Order Ambuchananiales
  • Order Sphagnales (Peat/bog mosses)

Class Bryopsida

  • Subclass Buxbaumiidae
  • Subclass Diphysciidae
    • Order Diphysciales
  • Subclass Gigaspermidae
    • Order Gigaspermales
  • Subclass Funariidae
    • Order Disceliales
    • Order Encalyptales
    • Order Funariales
  • Subclass Timmiidae
    • Order Timmiales
  • Subclass Dicranidae (Haplolepideous mosses)
    • Order Archidiales
    • Order Pseudoditrichales
    • Order Catoscopiales
    • Order Scouleriales
    • Order Bryoxiphiales
    • Order Grimmiales
    • Order Pottiales
    • Order Dicranales
  • Subclass Bryidae (Diplolepideous-alternate mosses)
    • Superorder Bryanae
      • Order Splachnales
      • Order Hedwigiales
      • Order Bartramiales
      • Order Bryales
      • Order Rhizogoniales
      • Order Orthotrichales
      • Order Orthodontiales
      • Order Aulacomniales
    • Superorder Hypnanae
      • Order Hypnodendrales
      • Order Ptychomniales
      • Order Hypopterygiales
      • Order Hookeriales
      • Order Hypnales

Clade †Horneophytina

  • Order †Horneophytales

Subdivision Tracheophytina

Source:[9]

Class †Cooksoniopsida

  • Order †Cooksoniales

Class †Rhyniopsida

  • Order ?†Yarraviales
  • Order ?†Taeniocradales
  • Order †Rhyniales
  • Order †Drepanophycales
  • Subclass †Asteroxylidae
    • Order ?†Thursophytales
    • Order †Asteroxylales
  • Subclass Lycopodiidae
  • Subclass †Prolepidodendridae
    • Order †Protolepidodendrales
  • Subclass Selaginellidae (Spikemosses; rose of Jericho; resurrection plant; Engels moss)

Class †Eophyllophytopsida

  • Order †Eophyllophytales
  • Order †Trimerophytales

Class †Noeggerathiopsida

  • Order †Discinitiales
  • Order †Noeggerathiales
  • Order †Tingiales

Class †Aneurophytopsida

  • Order †Scougonophytales
  • Order †Aneurophytales

Class †Archaeopteridopsida

  • Order †Cecropsidales
  • Order †Archaeopteridales

Incertae sedis

  • Order †Protopityales
  • Order †Stenokoleales

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