Moss species can be classed as growing on: rocks, exposed mineral soil, disturbed soils, acid soil, calcareous soil, cliff seeps and waterfall spray areas, streamsides, shaded humusy soil, …

Nov 30, 2025 · Extant species include the valvate mosses (subclass Andreaeidae) and peat mosses (family Sphagnaceae). The large subclass Bryidae constitutes most species of …

The classes in the 2000 classification vary greatly in size. About 95% of all moss species belong to the class Bryopsida, whereas Takakiopsida contains only one genus, Takakia, with just two …

There are approximately 12,000 species of moss classified in the Bryophyta (Goffinet and Buck 2004). They typically are quite small plants, from one to ten centimeters (0.4-4 inches) tall, but …

Nov 30, 2020 · There are over 12,000 different species of moss, but we’ll only go over some of the most common types. Here are more than 25 types of moss and how to recognize them, …

Apr 2, 2025 · They are the most specious of the three divisions of bryophytes, with over 12,000 species worldwide. [3] Mosses are herbaceous photosynthetic plants that absorb water and …

We see it as a community effort and would appreciate receiving reprints of publications proposing new phylogenetic relationships or systematic affinities of moss genera in order to continuously …

Jun 5, 2012 · Bryophytes, in the broad sense, are the second largest phylum of land plants, after the angiosperms, and inhabit every continent. Among the bryophytes, mosses (the Bryophyta …

The approximately 12,000 species are distributed throughout the world. The following is a list of some of the major genera and species of mosses, arranged alphabetically by common name.

Jul 23, 2025 · Mosses are non-vascular, flowerless plants that belong to the Bryophyta taxonomic group. The parent group bryophytes, which includes hornworts, liverworts, and mosses, is also …