Bryophytes are the simplest plants; they have no stems, roots, or leaves because they don't have vascular tissues. Mosses and liverworts are the two major groups.
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Biology4Kids.com: Plants: Mosses and Liverworts
Plants: Mosses and Liverworts
Biology4Kids.com
MOSSES AND LIVERWORTS
With no vascular tissues, mosses thrive in areas of high moisture. These are the little ones. The most important feature of
http://www.biology4kids.com/files/plants_moss.html
Bryophyte CollectionBryophyte Collection,
Natural History Museum,
"The Museum's Bryophyte Herbarium is among the largest in the world, incorporating more than 900,000 specimens."
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/collections/botan...
Bryophyte Images Bryophyte Images
Created by Dr. Raymond E. Stotler
and Dr. Barbara J. Crandall-Stotler
Department of Plant Biology
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Images of liverworts, hornwarts and
http://bryophytes.plant.siu.edu/Images.html
Bryophytes
Bryophytes
Image Credits: Clipart.com
NatureWorks
New Hampshire Public Television
Bryophytes have no roots, leaves or stems. Mosses, hornworts, and liverworts belong to this group.
Mosses
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep14c.htm
Bryophytes
Bryophytes
The Hidden Forest
Bryophytes
No doubt you have been out walking in the forest and found yourself walking on a carpet of small green plants or seen them growing along the walking trac
http://www.hiddenforest.co.nz/bryophytes/index.htm
Bryophytes
Bryophytes
Biology-online.org
Part of a large tutorial on plant cells; all text, no images.
http://www.biology-online.org/11/12_bryophytes.htm
Bryophytes
Bryophytes
Biology Encyclopedia
Bryophytes are seedless plants without specialized water-conducting tissues. Bryophytes include mosses (phylum Bryophyta), liverworts (phylum Marchantiophyta Hepa
http://www.biologyreference.com/Bl-Ce/Bryophytes.h...
Bryophytes Review
Bryophytes Review
Biology Questions and Answers
Mosses, liverworts and hornworts are bryophytes. This brief Q&A review will tell you the most important facts about them.
http://www.biology-questions-and-answers.com/moss....
Bryophytes: Mosses and LiverwortsThe Bryophytes: Mosses and Liverworts
Open Door Web Site
Great resource! Each page is a combination of text and illustrations.
http://www.saburchill.com/ans02/chapters/chap040.h...
Centuries-old frozen plants revived
Centuries-old frozen plants revived
May 27, 2013,
BBC News
Plants that were frozen during the "Little Ice Age" centuries ago have been observed sprouting new growth, scientists say.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-2265...
Characteristics of Seedless Vascular PlantsCharacteristics of Seedless Vascular Plants
By Sonya Welter
GardenGuides.com
Botanists group ferns, club mosses and horsetails together as being seedless vascular plants.
Read more: gardengui
http://www.gardenguides.com/87520-characteristics-...
Gametophyte
Gametophyte
Wikipedia.org
An article describing what the gametophyte is; it is the dominant stage in the plant's life cycle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gametophyte
gametophyte - Infoplease.com
gametophyte - Infoplease.com
In many lower plants, the gametophyte phase is the dominant plant form; for example, the familiar mosses are the gametophyte form of the plants.
Visit the website
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0820126.html
Hornwort structures.jpgHornwort structures.jpg
Author: Lady of Hats
Wikipedia.org
The image shows the main parts of a hornwort, a plant taxa related to mosses.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hornwort_st...
How Moss Bacteria on Old Trees Helps Forest GrowthHow Moss Bacteria on Old Trees Helps Forest Growth,
Written by Alka Sharma,
Scribol Staff,
"Interesting research suggests that the long-term productivity of old trees is greatly influenced by the
http://scribol.com/forests/news-how-does-bacteria-...
Hungry Mushrooms and Other Meat-Loving PlantsHungry Mushrooms and Other Meat-Loving Plants,
February 5, 2015,
ThoughtCo.,
From edible oyster mushrooms to venus flytraps: Check out these carnivorous plants that enjoy their protein.
https://www.seeker.com/hungry-mushrooms-and-other-...
Land Plants Without Vascular Tissue Land Plants Without Vascular Tissue,
Cliffnotes.com,
"Bryophytes are small, low-growing plants of mostly moist environments in the temperate and tropical zones where they grow on the ground and as
https://www.cliffsnotes.com/study-guides/biology/p...
Life Cycle of a Moss Life Cycle of a Moss,
Sinauer Associates, W. H. Freeman & Co., and Sumanas, Inc.,
Visit the web site for an animation, quiz, and to learn more.
http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/co...
LiverwortsLiverworts
Backyardnature.com
Great article, with photos. Explains the two main kinds of liverworts and its sexual and asexual reproduction.
Please visit the web site to learn more.
http://www.backyardnature.net/liverwrt.htm
Liverworts
Liverworts
The Hidden Forest
Photos and descriptions of the kinds of liverworts and their reproduction.
http://www.hiddenforest.co.nz/bryophytes/liverwort...
Liverworts from the Southeastern United States
Liverworts from the Southeastern United States
by P. G. Davison
University of North Alabama
Dozens of close-up photographs of liverworts; click to enlarge.
http://www.una.edu/faculty/pgdavison/SchusterPlant...
Living with Mosses
Living with Mosses
Oregon State University Students
I. Introduction
This section was designed to give interested folks answers to common questions about mosses as well as clarify what a moss is
http://bryophytes.science.oregonstate.edu/page2.ht...
Moss
Moss
Simple English Wikipedia
Mosses are non-vascular plants. They do not have cells that move water like other plants- water must soak into them, like a sponge. A patch of moss is made of many
http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moss
Moss and All Bryophytes
Moss and All Bryophytes
biology-questions-and-answers.com
Easy Review from Biology Questions and Answers
Moss and All Bryophytes - Q&A Review
1. What are the main characteristics of the bryo
http://www.biology-questions-and-answers.com/moss....
Moss Life Cycle
Moss Life Cycle
Biology 213
Bellevue College
A large diagram illustrating the life cycle.
http://scidiv.bellevuecollege.edu/rkr/Biology213/l...
Moss Reproduction
Moss Reproduction
The Hidden Forest
This page describes the two forms of reproduction that mosses can undergo - asexual and sexual reproduction.
Click on a photograph for larger version.
http://www.hiddenforest.co.nz/bryophytes/mosses/re...
MossesMosses
Monroe County Women's Disability Network
A simple easy-to-understand explanation of what moss is. When you're through reading it, check out the interactive quiz.
http://www.mcwdn.org/Plants/Mosses.html
Mosses and Liverworts Mosses and Liverworts
Scottish Natural Heritage
Introduction
When Scotland emerged from its mantle of ice, it had been scoured bare, leaving rounded hills, jagged mountains, deep valleys, undula
http://www.snh.org.uk/publications/on-line/natural...
Mosses and Liverworts on Flickr
Mosses and Liverworts on Flickr
Portraits of species classified in the taxon Bryophyta. The bryophytes include the mosses, liverworts and hornworts. Unfortunately there are no examples of the lat
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephenbuchan/sets/72...
Mosses and liverworts, simple plants?
Mosses and liverworts, simple plants?
by Jan Parmentier
Micscape Magazine
Mosses (Bryophyta) are quite interesting, simple green land plants with leaves and a stem and always without roots. In
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/indexmag.html....
Mosses to Ferns - Nonvascular Plants
Mosses to Ferns - Nonvascular Plants
By C. Massengille
BiologyJunction.com
Wonderful Powerpoint presentation on mosses, liverworts, and hornworts!
http://biologyjunction.com/moss%20to%20ferns.ppt
Mosses to Know in the Field
Mosses to Know in the Field
Paul G. Davison, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biology
Department of Biology
The University of North Alabama
Mosses and Liverworts to Know in the Field
The listing
http://www.una.edu/faculty/pgdavison/mosses_to_kno...
Paleos Plants: Bryophyta: Bryophyta - 1Paleos Plants: Bryophyta: Bryophyta - 1
Photos, illustrations, images, and text on mosses and its parts - gametophytes, rhizoids, shoot, leaves, gametangia, the sporophyte generation, sphagnum, an
http://palaeos.com/plants/bryophyta/bryophyta.html
Seedless Plants - Factmonster.comSeedless Plants
Factmonster.com
Ferns, horsetails, mosses, and liverworts do not produce flowers or grow from seeds. The life cycles of these plants have two distinct stages - one in which SPORES
http://www.factmonster.com/dk/science/encyclopedia...
Seedless Plants - Infoplease.com Seedless Plants
Infoplease.com
Ferns, horsetails, mosses, and liverworts do not produce flowers or grow from seeds. The life cycles of these plants have two distinct stages - one in which SPORES
http://www.infoplease.com/dk/science/encyclopedia/...
The Open Door Web Site: Biology: The Bryophytes
Biology: The Bryophytes
The Open Door Web Site
The Spore-producing Plants
Plants which do not produce seeds produce spores to reproduce. Spores are microscopic reproductive cells which can be
http://www.saburchill.com/hfns02/chapters/chap003....
What is a bryophyte?
What is a bryophyte?
Australian National Botanic Gardens
This page has a combination of text, photographs, and images mosses and other bryophytes, their reproduction, ecology, and how they diffe
http://www.anbg.gov.au/bryophyte/what-is-bryophyte...
What Is Moss?What is Moss?,
Dr. Karen Carr,
Associate Professor of History,
Portland State University,
Wonderful page on moss. Includes many hyper-texted words that take you to more information if you click
http://quatr.us/biology/plants/moss/