Cryptograms VS Phanerograms

Cryptograms and Phanerograms are terms used in botany to describe certain plant characteristics.

1. **Cryptograms:**

   - **Definition:** Cryptograms refer to plants that reproduce using spores instead of seeds.

   - **Characteristics:** These plants, such as ferns and mosses, don't produce flowers or seeds. Instead, they release spores, which are tiny reproductive cells, to grow into new plants.

   - **Example:** Ferns are a common example of cryptograms.

2. **Phanerograms:**

   - **Definition:** Phanerograms are plants that reproduce through seeds.

   - **Characteristics:** Unlike cryptograms, these plants produce flowers and seeds for reproduction. Seeds are usually enclosed in fruits.

   - **Example:** Most of the familiar plants, like flowering plants, trees, and grasses, are phanerograms.

In essence, the main difference lies in their reproductive strategies – cryptograms use spores, while phanerograms use seeds.