Non vascular plants
Vascular plants
Simple conducting tissues are present whereas the complex vascular tissues are absent.
Complex vascular tissue like the xylem and phloem are present in them.
The non-vascular plants have stem and leaves like structure. Instead of roots they possess rhizoids.
Vascular plants possess true stem leaves and roots.
The non-vascular plants are soft, short leafy plants.
They have lignification in the xylem tissue which makes them strong and rigid.
The dominant phase of the non-vascular plants is the gametophytic plant body.
The dominant phase in lifecycle of the vascular plant is the sporophytic plant body.
The non-vascular plants are less diverse in nature.
Maximum diversity in the plants is observed in the vascular plants.
The non-vascular plants are the inhabitants of the moist and swampy areas. They can’t with stand the dry and drought conditions.
The vascular plants can inhabit even in the dry and drought conditions.
