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Moss gametophytes are autotrophic and require sunlight to perform photosynthesis. [54] Shade tolerance varies by species, just as it does with higher plants. In most areas, mosses grow chiefly in moist, shaded areas, such as wooded areas and at the edges of streams, but they can grow anywhere in cool, humid, cloudy climates, and some species ...
Sphagnum is a genus of approximately 380 accepted species [ 2 ][ 3 ] of mosses, commonly known as sphagnum moss, also bog moss and quacker moss (although that term is also sometimes used for peat). Accumulations of Sphagnum can store water, since both living and dead plants can hold large quantities of water inside their cells; plants may hold ...
Top view of C. rangiferina The underside of C. rangiferina. Cladonia rangiferina, also known as reindeer cup lichen, [2] reindeer lichen (cf. Sw. renlav) or grey reindeer lichen, is a light-coloured fruticose, cup lichen species in the family Cladoniaceae.
The Bryopsida constitute the largest class of mosses, containing 95% of all moss species.It consists of approximately 11,500 species, common throughout the whole world. The group is distinguished by having spore capsules with teeth that are arthrodontous; the teeth are separate from each other and jointed at the base where they attach to the opening of the capsule. [2]
Species: B. argenteum. Binomial name. Bryum argenteum. Hedw. Bryum argenteum, the silvergreen bryum moss or silvery thread moss, [1] is a species of moss in the family Bryaceae. It is one of the most common mosses of urban areas and can be easily recognized without a microscope.
Moss lawn. Moss lawns are lawns composed of moss, which occur naturally, but can also be cultivated like grass lawns (see images). [1] They are a defining element in moss gardens. Moss lawns are drought-tolerant and rarely need misting once established (the average US grass lawn uses a hundred times as much water).
Curled up Selaginella tamariscina Wallace's Selaginella (Selaginella wallacei). Selaginella, also known as spikemosses or lesser clubmosses is a genus of lycophyte.It is usually treated as the only genus in the family Selaginellaceae, with over 750 known species.
Bryophyte. Bryophytes (/ ˈbraɪ.əˌfaɪts /) [1] are a group of land plants, sometimes treated as a taxonomic division, that contains three groups of non-vascular land plants (embryophytes): the liverworts, hornworts, and mosses. [2] In the strict sense, the division Bryophyta consists of the mosses only.