This document summarizes the evolution and characteristics of seedless vascular plants. It describes how they formed the first forests during the Carboniferous period by growing tall and removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, leaving peat deposits that eventually became coal. Key aspects covered include the dominant sporophyte life cycle, transport tissues like xylem and phloem, evolution of roots and leaves, and types of seedless vascular plants like ferns, horsetails, and lycophytes.