Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Plantae

Phylogeny

Node-based clade		Ref: P.D. Cantino et al., 2007: E10 ("branch-modified node-based").
Crown clade		Ref: P.D. Cantino et al., 2007: E10 ("most inclusive crown clade").
Reference phylogeny [PhyloCode]		Ref: P.D. Cantino et al., 2007: E10 ("Qiu & al. (2006b: Fig. 1). See also Kenrick & Crane (1997: Fig. 4.31), Duff & Nickrent (1999), Nickrent & al. (2000), Renzaglia & al. (2000), Pryer & al. (2001), Crane & al. (2004: Fig. 1), Kelch & al. (2004), and Wolf & al. (2005).").

Defined by the most inclusive crown clade containing

Zea mays L. (1753)

Ref: P.D. Cantino et al., 2007: E10.

Defined by excluded taxon

Marchantia polymorpha L. (1753)		Ref: P.D. Cantino et al., 2007: E10.
Phaeoceros laevis (L.) Prosk. (1951)		Ref: P.D. Cantino et al., 2007: E10.
Polytrichum commune Hedw. (1801)		Ref: P.D. Cantino et al., 2007: E10.

Generic clade

Tracheophyta (Clade) Sinnott 1935 [Crane & Kenrick 1997], nom. cl. inval.

Ref: P.D. Cantino et al., 2007: E10.

Current position

Apo-Tracheophyta (Clade) Cantino & Donoghue 2007, nom. cl. inval.

Ref: P.D. Cantino et al., 2007: E10. [new rank]

Alternative positions

Polysporangiophyta (Clade) Crane & Kenrick 1997, nom. cl. inval.

Ref: P.R. Crane & P. Kenrick, 1997: table 7 (p. 98).

Historical positions

Apo-Tracheophyta (Clade) Cantino & Donoghue 2007, nom. cl. inval.	Src: P.D. Cantino et al., 2007: E10, table 1 (p. [E]5), fig. 1. [new rank]
Polysporangiophyta (Clade) Crane & Kenrick 1997, nom. cl. inval.	Src: P.R. Crane & P. Kenrick, 1997: tables 7 (p. 98), 9 (p. 100), fig. 1.