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Plant |
Nerve
(??) |
Sporophyte |
Color of
capsule |
Seta (??) |
Capsule
(??) |
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| Hornworts |
Thallous
(not differentiated into stems and leaves) |
Absent |
Very strong,
and lasting for several weeks |
Green
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Absent
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Needle-shaped
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Liverworts
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Thallous
or leafy (leaves arranged in two or three rows, and often lobed)
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Absent
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Delicate
and short-lived, lasting several hours to a few days
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Brown or
black
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Very delicate,
translucent to transparent
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Globose
or ellipsoid
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Mosses
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Leafy (leaves
arranged radially along a stem)
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Present
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Strong and
long-lived, lasting several weeks
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Green, brown,
yellow or red
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Strong,
green, yellow or translucent
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Various
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