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Plants without Seeds

Neither mosses nor their close relatives the , have roots. Hairlike fibers called anchor these plants in place. Both cling to sheltered rocks, moist soil, and the shady side of . Mosses and liverworts are nonvascular, without the long tubelike structures that plants have. These are tiny plants, only 2 to 5 high. Mosses’ leaves grow only one or two thick. Mosses resemble green, fuzzy . Liverworts look like flat leaves. Both are plants, growing from .