Question

What are 3 types of nonvascular plants?

Answer 1

Non-vascular plants:

1. Non-vascular plants primarily appear as small, green mats of vegetation found generally in damp places.
2. The lack of vascular tissue limits these plants in moist environments.

The three main types are:

1. Bryophyta (mosses):- The sporophytes develop on the end of a long stem known as seta, topped with a spore-bearing capsule. Mosses possess leaves arranged spirally along the stem and a vein that runs along the middle of the leaf.
2. Haptophyta (liverworts):- They grow much closer to the ground with large, flat rubbery leaves. Their sporophyte appears as either a rubbery, green ‘flower’ or like a globe on a stem, mainly depending on the growth pattern.
3. Anthocerotophyta (hornworts): A distinctive long, thin, needle-like sporangium appears like a horn. These bryophytes differ from other plants as each cell contains a single large chloroplast.