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Mosses are small, soft plants that are typically 1-10 cm tall, occasionally more. 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. At certain times mosses produces spore capsules which may appear as beak-like capsules borne aloft on thin stalks.
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Botanically, mosses are bryophytes, or non-vascular plants. They can be distinguished from the apparently similar liverworts (Marchantiophyta or Hepaticae) by their multi-cellular rhizoids. Other differences are not universal for all mosses and all liverworts, but the presence of clearly differentiated "stem" and "leaves", the lack of deeply lobed or segmented leaves, and the absence of leaves arranged in three ranks, all point to the plant being a moss.
The division Bryophyta formerly included not only mosses, but also liverworts and hornworts. These other two groups of bryophytes now are often placed in their own divisions.
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Moon looks amazing right now
bryophyta (Alicia Wong) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:56:07 -0000
Moon looks amazing right now
The first Somatic Natural History Archive entry of the year - g. Bryophyta (Moss) - http://www.vimeo.com/8499852
dryearth (dryearth) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:31:27 -0000
The first Somatic Natural History Archive entry of the year - g. Bryophyta (Moss) - http://www.vimeo.com/8499852
Haha... Nala just barked and growled at her own reflection
bryophyta (Alicia Wong) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:45:20 -0000
Haha... Nala just barked and growled at her own reflection
Pan full of baklava! Handling the fillo did try my patience a bit. http://twitpic.com/w6y41
bryophyta (Alicia Wong) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:01:28 -0000
Pan full of baklava! Handling the fillo did try my patience a bit. http://twitpic.com/w6y41
Happy new year to all! I'm going to try to be less of an impatient bitch
bryophyta (Alicia Wong) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 08:03:51 -0000
Happy new year to all! I'm going to try to be less of an impatient bitch
Gonna make some baklava tonight after I get home from work.
bryophyta (Alicia Wong) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:33:31 -0000
Gonna make some baklava tonight after I get home from work.
A Fossil Bryophyte - The sporophyte stalk of a Devonian-age fossil bryophyte from Scotland.
An Introduction to Backyard Mosses - A short guide to finding and collecting mosses for budding bryologists.
Bryophyta - A short introduction.
Bryophyta - A description of the Phyllum, with images of several species.
Bryophyta - A brief description of mosses and their ecology, with microscopic images.
Bryophyta - Life history and ecology.
Bryophyta - Characteristics and phylogeny of mosses from the Tree of Life Project.
Bryophyte DNA - A list of DNA sequences for mosses.
Bryophyte Flora of North America - A taxonomic guide to bryophytes that includes genus descriptions, distribution maps, references of research articles, and links.
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Bryophyte Images - 3D images of Bartramia halleriana, Campylopus introflexus, Cryphea heteromalla, Dichodontium pellucidum, Fissidens incurvus, Philonotis calcarea and Plagiomnium elatum.
Bryophyte Index - The Bartley bryophyte herbarium of Ohio University.
Bryophyte Index - Images of bryophytes and their characteristics
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Bryophyte Specialist Group - The world conservation union and Species Survival Commission.
Bryophytes - Images of several features of mosses.
Bryophytes - A description of their main features.
Bryophytes - Contains a PDF file describing mosses, liverworts and hornworts.
Bryophytes - An introduction.
Bryophytes - A brief description.
Bryophytes - Information about bryophytes, their importance, how to identify them and checklists for Hong Kong.
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Bryophytes - Bryology at The Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
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Euromoss - Part of the European Biotechnology Program dedicated to plant molecular biology. This site includes a report into hormone-mediated regulation of cellular development in the moss, Physcomitrella patens and images of each stage of the bryophyte life cycle.
Field Key to the Identification of Mosses in North-West Europe - Dichotomous key with photographs.
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Flora Danica - Images of herbarium specimens.
Images - A list of links to JPEG images of Bryophytes.
Missouri Botanical Garden - Bryology Research - Comprehensive bryophyte resource, including mosses database, world and regional checklists.
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Moss Bioreactor - Information on the use of Physcomitrella patens in bioreactors to produce human proteins.
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Moss Literature - A bibliography of bryophyte related papers, with the option to download the file.
Mosses - The classification of bryophytes by D. Vitt.
Mosses and Allies - Small green non-flowering plants.
Mosses and Liverworts in Wales - Produced by a member of the Countryside Council for Wales, this site gives an overview of what byophytes are, the habitats where they can be found in Wales and their conservation
Mosses in North-West Europe - A key to identify mosses and liverworts (Bryophyta and Hepaticae) in North-West Europe.
Pictures of Bryophytes - Photographs of many bryophyte species.
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Registered Bryophyte Specimens - A searchable bryophyte database from the Department of Cryptogamic Botany, Swedish Museum of Natural History.
The World's Most Endangered Bryophytes - A list of the most endangered mosses and liverworts, with descriptions of their habitats and the last known localities.
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