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They are small plants with flattened bodies, or with flattened stems bearing overlapping scales. Approximately 8 thousand species have been described. They live in humid areas
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They are very diverse in Ecuador where the mosses are more numerous than liver-worts with 950 species reported.
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Group of bryophytes, or non-vascular plants. The name refers to the elongated horn-like structure, which is the sporophyte.
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They have hair like fibers that keep them in place.
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These are very small and mosses and liverworts grow from them.
