Spermatophyte plants that have unenclosed, "naked seeds": The fifth extant division is the flowering plants, also known as angiosperms or magnoliophytes, the largest and most diverse group of spermatophytes. Angiosperms possess seeds enclosed in a fruit, unlike gymnosperms. In addition to the taxa listed above, the fossil record contains evidence of many extinct taxa of seed plants. The so-called "seed ferns" (Pteridospermae) were one of the earliest successful groups of land plants, and forests dominated by seed ferns were prevalent in the late Paleozoic. "Glossopteris" was the most prominent tree genus in the ancient southern supercontinent of Gondwana during the Permian
Bird food plants sour or aromatic fruits, distasteful to human beings, even better than the cultivated kinds. Many of these bird-attracting plants are ornamental as well, since many have pretty fruits, red in color and often clinging to their branches far into the winter, furnishing grateful additions to the meager fare of hard-weather birds. The many sparrows feed chiefly on weed seeds, but more acceptable plants from the gardener's point of view can be offered to them: Wild ducks are attracted by several aquatic and semi-aquatic plants, among the most important being: Bird food plants Bird food plants are certain trees, shrubs and