Don't non-flowering plants count? BRBR

Don't be silly. The spermatophytes or Magnoliophyta are generally referred to
as the "higher plants" colloquially, just as the vertebrates are referred to as
the higher animals. It is not a value judgement. All I meant was that you would
not find seed-bearing epiphytes in the Pacific Northwest because the climate is
too cold.
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense." - Woody Allen