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cryptogam
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thumb|Polystichum setiferum, a fern thumb|Grimmia pulvinata, a moss thumb|Pelvetia canaliculata, a brown alga thumb|Hypholoma fasciculare, a fungus
A cryptogam (scientific name Cryptogamae) is a plant, in the broad sense of the word, or a plant-like organism that shares similar characteristics, such as being multicellular, photosynthetic, and primarily immobile, that reproduces via spores rather than through flowers or seeds.
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