According to the Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh, 'Bryophytes are the oldest land plants on earth, and have been around for 400 million years or more. Although small, they can be very conspicuous growing as extensive mats in woodland, as cushions on walls, rocks and tree trunks, and as pioneer colonists of disturbed habitats.
They comprise three main taxonomic groups: Mosses (Bryophyta), Liverworts (Marchantiophyta) and Hornworts (Anthocerotophyta) which have evolved quite separately. Worldwide there are possibly 10,000 species of Mosses, 7000 Liverworts and 200 Hornworts.'
For our part, we have enough trouble with Birds, Butterflies and Wild Flowers but that is no reason for us not to look for Mosses &c.
We may be unable to put a Name to many, if not all, of them. But that hasn't stopped us looking at them viz.
We may be unable to put a Name to many, if not all, of them. But that hasn't stopped us looking at them viz.
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