Moss
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Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta sensu stricto. Bryophyta may also refer to the parent group, bryophytes, which comprises liverworts, mosses, and ho
Chloroplasts (green discs) and accumulated starch granules in cells of Rosulabryum capillare
Moss leaf under microscope, showing gemmae and a hair point (40×)
A patch of moss showing both gametophytes (the low, leaf-like forms) and sporophytes (the tall, stalk-like forms)
Bryophyte
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Bryophytes are a group of land plants, sometimes treated as a taxonomic division referred to as Bryophyta sensu lato, that contains three groups of non-vascular land plants: the liverworts, hornworts,
An example of moss (Bryophyta) on the forest floor in Broken Bow, Oklahoma
Hornworts (Anthocerophyta) were once believed to be the closest living relatives of the vascular plants.
Mosses are one group of bryophytes.