So...What is Plant Blindness?
Not everyone has the same knowledge and connection to plants. Some places, groups of people, and educational curriculums do not include plant knowledge, and can impact people in many ways. Some may lack crucial knowledge such as how to utilize plants to create good nutritional habits, or use them as medicine. This also creates a cycle, where the lack of knowledge can dissuade people from caring for biodiversity as they should.
Bryophytes (Non-Vascular Plants):
These are small, non-vascular plants that do not have specialized tissues for water and nutrient transport, and thrive in moist environments and reproduce through spores.
Pteridophytes (Vascular, Non-Seed Plants):
These plants have vascular tissue to transport water and nutrients but do not produce seeds. Pteridophytes include ferns, horsetails, and clubmosses. They reproduce via spores.
Gymnosperms (Seed-Producing Vascular Plants):
Gymnosperms are vascular plants that produce seeds but do not flower. They include conifers (like pine trees), cycads, ginkgos, and gnetophytes. The seeds are not enclosed in a fruit; they are often found in cones.
Angiosperms (Flowering Plants):
Angiosperms are vascular plants that produce flowers and seeds enclosed in fruits. This class includes a vast majority of plants, such as roses, oak trees, grasses, and legumes. Angiosperms can be either monocots (like grasses, lilies) and dicots (such as roses, sunflowers).