Bryophyta
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Bryophyta may refer to:
  • Moss
    Moss
    Mosses are small, soft plants that are typically 1–10 cm tall, though some species are much larger. They commonly grow close together in clumps or mats in damp or shady locations. They do not have flowers or seeds, and their simple leaves cover the thin wiry stems...

    es, a specific group of leafy bryophytes, now regarded as Division Bryophyta (sensu stricto).
  • Bryophyte
    Bryophyte
    Bryophyte is a traditional name used to refer to all embryophytes that do not have true vascular tissue and are therefore called 'non-vascular plants'. Some bryophytes do have specialized tissues for the transport of water; however since these do not contain lignin, they are not considered to be...

    s, a paraphyletic group of plants formerly regarded as a single division but now split into moss
    Moss
    Mosses are small, soft plants that are typically 1–10 cm tall, though some species are much larger. They commonly grow close together in clumps or mats in damp or shady locations. They do not have flowers or seeds, and their simple leaves cover the thin wiry stems...

    es (Bryophyta), hornworts (Anthocerotophyta), and liverworts (Marchantiophyta
    Marchantiophyta
    The Marchantiophyta are a division of bryophyte plants commonly referred to as hepatics or liverworts. Like other bryophytes, they have a gametophyte-dominant life cycle, in which cells of the plant carry only a single set of genetic information....

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