Bryophyta (bryophytes) A division of plants which for most authors includes the mosses and liverworts. Although bryophytes lack differentiated water-conducting vessels and rely largely or entirely on water absorbed from rain falling on the plants or from a moist atmosphere, they may have simple water-conducting cells in some larger species.

May 17, 2018 · Traditionally, the division Bryophyta has included the true mosses, liverworts, and hornworts. However, some scientists consider each of these groups sufficiently distinct to deserve their own division: Bryophyta for the mosses, Hepatophyta for the liverworts, and Anthoceratophyta for the hornworts.

May 9, 2018 · Musci (mosses; division Bryophyta) A class of plants all of which have a gametophyte that is differentiated into stem and leaves. The leaves are generally only 1 cell thick (except at the midrib ); they are never stalked.

May 21, 2018 · It gives rise to leafless stalks bearing capsules (sporophytes). Spores formed in the capsules are released and grow to produce new plants. Liverworts were formerly placed in the class Hepaticae, in the phylum Bryophyta, which now contains only the mosses.

Psilotophyta (sīlō´tŏf´ətə), division of vascular plants consisting of only two genera, Psilotum and Tmesipteris, with very few species.

May 18, 2018 · Evolution of Plants Modern classification systems, based largely on molecular evidence, divide living organisms into three domains: Bacteria (also called Eubacteria), Archaea, and Eukarya.

Oct 13, 2019 · Have you ever heard that moss only grows on the North side of a tree? Forest guides and survival enthusiasts may often believe that the moss only grows on