Streptophyta or
Streptophytina, informally the
streptophytes (from the
Greek strepto, for twisted, i.e., the morphology of the sperm of some members), is an unranked
clade of
plants. The composition of the clade varies considerably between authors. One common definition includes the land plants, the
embryophytes (
bryophytes and
vascular plants) and the green algal group
Charophyta, which includes the
Mesostigmatales,
Chlorokybales,
Klebsormidiales,
Zygnematales,
Coleochaetales and
Charales.