Question

What are the characteristics of sub-kingdom cryptogamae?

Answer 1

Cryptogamae:

Non-flowering plants or non-seed producing plants in the plant kingdom are called cryptogams. Algae (thallophytes), bryophytes and pteridophytes together belong to the sub-kingdom called cryptogams.

The sub-kingdom cryptogamae have the following characters:

1. It has seedless plants.
2. The reproductive organs are inconspicuous.
3. The flowers and seeds are absent.
4. The embryo is naked.
5. It includes lower plants that have naked embryos called spores.