@futurebird oh yes!!! this lifecycle is actually quite similar to the moss lifecycle as well - plant reproduction basically just *massively* changed as the gymnosperms (non ovary encased seed havers, such as pine trees with their cones) and then ofc the angiosperms (who have flowers and ovary-encased seeds, usually leading to fruit) evolved, but *first* ferns evolved out of moss mostly in changing the vascular system and developing roots, instead of messing much with reproduction!
if you ever see mosses with long orange pokey bits sticking up, that's their own sporophyte phase!
