PHYLUM BRYOPHYTA

Phylum Bryophyta, commonly known as bryophytes, are small multicellular plants that lack xylem and phloem, which are specialized conducting tissues in a plant. The transportation of materials through the plant is slow and inefficient. For this reason, are found where water is plentiful like forest floors, damp rocks, on swamps and bogs, and near streams. Without xylem( a conducting tissue), bryophytes have little in the way of supporting tissues. Most are short, ranging from 1 to 5 centimeters in height. There are three divisions or classes of bryophytes. These are:

MOSSES

 

LIVERWORTS

 

  HORNWORTS
 

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