Bryophyte

/ˈbɹaɪ̯.əˌfaɪt/

Synonyms for "bryophyte" (4 found)

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Noun(1 words)
nonvascular plant

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nonvascular organismplant

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bryophyte diversitybryophyte ecologybryophyte habitatbryophyte life cyclebryophyte reproduction

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Without going into their reasons, Bold, Alexopoulos, & DelBevoryas (1980) and Crandall-Stotler (1980) believe that there are at least three independent lines of bryophytes and that this is best reflected by establishing three divisions - the Bryophyta (mosses), Hepatophyta (liverworts), and Anthocerotophyta (hornworts).

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2002, William R. Buck, Bryophytes, entry in Niles Eldredge (editor), Life on Earth, page 202, Because of their small size and often delicate structure, bryophytes have a poor fossil record, dating back only about 290 million years.

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And so it was that I was introduced to Len Ellis and the quiet world of bryophytes – mosses to the rest of us.

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