So, bryophytes and seedless vasculars can tell us a lot about how plants evolved over time, ... Like, peat, which is mostly made of sphagnum moss, stores 500 billion tons of carbon, ...

Bryophytes: Examples of Mossin’ Annie’s Favorite Mosses. Successful moss gardening is like smart home buying. “Location, location, location,” says Mossin’ Annie, who emphasizes picking ...

Mosses are members of the Bryophytes family, ... This moss is native to eastern North America and Europe. It prefers loose, sandy, well-drained soil and can reach 1 to 5 inches in height.

Bryophytes reproduce by spores rather than seeds, as no true moss flowers or fruits, but produce what is called a sporophyte – a spore-filled capsule on the end of a stalk.

Our bryophyte collection contains moss and liverwort specimens (56,000 accessioned with about 100,000 currently being cataloged) collected world-wide. About 25% of the collection is from the Americas, ...

Bryophytes play a very important role in the environment: they colonize sterile soils, absorb nutrients and water and release them slowly back into the ecosystem, contributing to the formation of ...

When you study moss, you have to slow down your pace, get lower towards the ground. This brings you into what's called the boundary layer. This is an area where it's relatively still.

Dense Shade: Windswept Moss, Dicranum scoparium, prefers moist, well-drained, acidic soil and spreads and grows 1 to 4 inches in height. It requires deep shade and will burn from direct sunlight.

Embracing moss as a focal point in your garden can be a game-changer, as long as your lawn doesn't receive full afternoon sun. Moss is a member of the non-flowering plant group called bryophytes ...

After all, moss’s beauty lies partly in its wildness, in its ability to conjure a bygone world — or perhaps a future one — untrodden by human feet. Photo assistants: Sarah Gardner, Serena Nappa.

Moss is the tiny superstar of the plant world that not only looks great but also plays an important number of roles. Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening ...