Question

Write a short note on bryophyta​

Answer 1

Answer:

Bryophytes are an informal group consisting of three divisions of non-vascular land plants (embryophytes): the liverworts, hornworts and mosses. They are characteristically limited in size and prefer moist habitats although they can survive in drier environments. The bryophytes consist of about 20,000 plant species.

Answer 2

Bryophyta, the division of green plants, refers to embryophytes which in literal terms, are land plants, especially the non-vascular ones. This division includes-

Mosses – class Bryopsida
Liverworts – class Marchantiopsida
Hornworts – class Anthocerotopsida