Home›Mosses and Liverworts›All Mosses and LiverwortsBrowse ByAll Mosses and LiverwortsReference and ClassificationVerifiedDivision Bryophyta and the related liverwort and hornwort lineages, together the bryophytes: small, non vascular plants with no true roots, stems or leaves in the vascular sense, typically found in damp habitats. Excludes ferns, which do carry vascular tissue.FactsAll Mosses and LiverwortsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedSpores 1All Mosses and LiverwortsFilter Results119 entriesCommon GroupAllAcrocarpous Mosses (Upright Growth) (59)Hornworts (5)Leafy Liverworts (13)Peat Mosses (Sphagnum) (12)Pleurocarpous Mosses (Mat-Forming) (18)Thalloid Liverworts (12)Everyday GroupAllAcrocarpous Mosses (Upright Growth) (59)Hornworts (5)Leafy Liverworts (13)Peat Mosses (Sphagnum) (12)Pleurocarpous Mosses (Mat-Forming) (18)Thalloid Liverworts (12)HabitatAllBog (10)Boreal Forest (9)Cloud Forest (2)Desert (1)Fen (3)Freshwater (2)Freshwater Marsh (2)Grassland (5)Intertidal Zone (1)River (6)Steppe (1)Temperate Coniferous Forest (3)Temperate Forest (1)Temperate Rainforest (2)Tundra (4)Wetlands (5)Where It LivesAllAfrica (43)Alagoas (1)Amapa (2)Amazonia (5)Antarctica (1)Asia (15)Australia (2)Australia (47)Austria (1)Bahia (5)Belgium (65)Brazil (23)Canada (3)Chile (11)Colombia (23)Czechia (2)Denmark (64)Ecuador (5)Europe (5)Finland (1)France (1)Gansu (5)Germany (2)Guangdong (4)Hungary (1)Iceland (2)Ireland (1)Japan (1)Latvia (1)Luxembourg (54)Malaysia (2)Maranhao (1)Mato Grosso (1)Minas Gerais (5)Netherlands (11)New Zealand (6)North America (80)Norway (71)Oceania (1)Pantanal (1)Parana (6)Pernambuco (3)Poland (1)Portugal (56)Rio de Janeiro (5)Rio Grande do Sul (6)Russia (2)Santa Catarina (5)Serbia (1)Slovakia (1)South Africa (23)South America (43)South Asia (56)Spain (2)Sweden (67)Taiwan (45)United Kingdom (1)United States (52)Conservation StatusAllData Deficient (1)Least Concern (8)Not Evaluated (75)Vulnerable (1)DietAllParasitic (1)Photosynthetic Autotroph (118)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (10)Marine (2)Terrestrial (91)Terrestrial and Freshwater (1)Living or ExtinctAllYes (117)Relationship to PeopleAllEaten or Drunk by People (1)Ecotourism and Research (5)Invasive or Introduced Species (2)Kept as Pets (1)Used in Traditional Medicine (7)CITES AppendixAllNot Listed (82)NatureServe RankAllG1 Critically Imperiled (1)G2 Imperiled (1)G3 Vulnerable (1)G4 Apparently Secure (5)G5 Secure (59)GNR Unranked (3)EcosystemAllArctic Tundra (6)Canadian Boreal Forest (7)Heath (3)Mediterranean Basin (1)Pacific Northwest Temperate Rainforest (1)Svalbard (3)TaxonomyAllAmaranthaceae (1)Anthocerotophyta (3)Anthocerotopsida (1)Bryophyta (4)Bryopsida (33)Florideophyceae (1)Malvales (1)Marchantiophyta (16)Marchantiopsida (2)Plantae (42)Polytrichaceae (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 50Acaulon muticumMosses and LiverwortsAlpine Haircap MossMosses and LiverwortsAndreaeaMosses and LiverwortsAntarctic MossMosses and LiverwortsAnthoceros PunctatusMosses and LiverwortsAulacomnium palustreMosses and LiverwortsBazzania TrilobataMosses and LiverwortsBifid CrestwortMosses and LiverwortsBig Shaggy-mossMosses and LiverwortsBird's-claw Beard-mossMosses and LiverwortsBlunt-leaved Bog-mossMosses and LiverwortsBog Haircap MossMosses and LiverwortsBonfire MossMosses and LiverwortsBristly Haircap MossMosses and LiverwortsBroom ForkmossMosses and LiverwortsBroom MossMosses and LiverwortsBryum ArgenteumMosses and LiverwortsBug MossMosses and LiverwortsBuxbaumiaMosses and LiverwortsCapillary Thread-mossMosses and LiverwortsCiliated FringewortMosses and LiverwortsClimacium dendroidesMosses and LiverwortsCommon Apple-mossMosses and LiverwortsCommon Cord-mossMosses and LiverwortsCommon Haircap MossMosses and LiverwortsCommon LiverwortMosses and LiverwortsCommon Pocket-mossMosses and LiverwortsCommon SmoothcapMosses and LiverwortsCommon Tamarisk-mossMosses and LiverwortsCreeping FingerwortMosses and LiverwortsCrescent-cup LiverwortMosses and LiverwortsCrisped Pincushion MossMosses and LiverwortsCrystalwortMosses and LiverwortsCypress-leaved Plait-mossMosses and LiverwortsDawsonia SuperbaMosses and LiverwortsDilated ScalewortMosses and LiverwortsDotted HornwortMosses and LiverwortsFat FeatherwortMosses and LiverwortsFeather MossMosses and LiverwortsFeathery BryumMosses and LiverwortsFern MossMosses and LiverwortsField HornwortMosses and LiverwortsFire MossMosses and LiverwortsFlat NeckeraMosses and LiverwortsFloating CrystalwortMosses and LiverwortsFork MossMosses and LiverwortsForked VeilwortMosses and LiverwortsFringed Bog-mossMosses and LiverwortsFringed Hoar-mossMosses and LiverwortsFrullania DilatataMosses and Liverworts123Next →Sources1. Wikipedia: Bryophytetier 2WikipediaBryophyte, lead sectionQuote, Bryophyte, lead sectionThey reproduce sexually by spores and asexually by fragmentation or the production of gemmae.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.