Bryology Archive

Anthoceros

Systematic Position Division: Bryophyta Class      : Anthoceropsida Order     : Anthocerotales Family   : Anthocerotaceae Genus    : Anthoceros Occurrence Anthoceros grows on moist soil. They are present in shady places or in the crevices of rocks. …

Polytrichum

Systematic Position Division: Bryophyta Class      : Bryopsida Order     : Polytrichales Family   : Polytrichaceae Genus    : Polytrichum Occurrence: Polytrichum have worldwide distribution. They are very common in cool temperature and tropical regions. Plants live in cool …

Porella

Systematic Position Division: Bryophyta Class      : Hepaticopsida Order     : Jungermanniales Family   : Porallaceae Genus    : Porella Occurrence: Most species of Porella are distributed in tropical to temperate regions. It grows on moist rocks, on the …

General characters

The mosses and moss alies belong to a single division the Bryophyta. This division includes the most primitive of the green land plants. Bryophytes are structurally simple in both morphology and anatomy. Bryophytes are the most simplest and most primitive …