Those plants which possess vessels, i.e. Spermatophytes and Pteridophytes.
Plant that possesses vessels for the transport of water and nutrients, i.e. lycopods, ferns and seed plants.
Plants which have vascular tissue, which form channels for conducting water and nutrients. The group includes Conifers, Dicotyledons, Monocotyledons, Ferns, Horsetails, Clubmosses and Quillworts and excludes lower plants, comprising Bryophytes (Mosses, Liverworts, and Hornworts) and, for example, Lichens and Algae.