Differentiate between.
Liverworts and mosses

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The plant body of liverworts is prostrate and thalloid, whereas in mosses the plant body is erect and differentiated into axis and lateral appendages (leaves).

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Differentiate between.Liverworts and mosses

The plant body of liverworts is prostrate and thalloid, whereas in mosses the plant body is erect and differentiated into axis and lateral appendages (leaves).

Differentiate between.
Liverworts and mosses