What name is given to a plant that doesn’t have leaves?

Question

What name is given to a plant that doesn’t have leaves?

Answer 1

fungus (toadstool, mushroom), mosses, lichen, some cacti.

Answer 2

Tizzie came close, except for the fact that fungi are not plants.

Bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, hornworts) are non-vascular land plants and, consequently, do not possess true leaves (or roots or stems). For example, see:

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryophyte

rajkumar: Algae are no longer classified as plants.

Answer 3

Defoliated.

Answer 4

Dead - what plant does not have leaves?

Answer 5

dead?

Answer 6

i think a plant with no leaves is only fungus or algae.

Answer 7

Generally, the plant could be described as "aphyllous"--

aphyllous (-fls)

Bearing no leaves; leafless. Aphyllous plants conduct photosynthesis in their stems and branches.

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Aphyllous plants, such as ephedra (Mormon tea or joint fir) and Tamarix (salt cedar) grow in arid areas such as the American Southwest.

Answer 8

cactus

Answer 9

algai

Answer 10

a stick

Answer 11

The 'Nuclear Power' plant