📌Mosses are the tiny plants having no root rather they have root like structures called rhizoids.
📌They are found everywhere except for the salty areas.
📌They lack vascular tissues. They do not flower.
📌They grow at the places which are not polluted thus, acting as pollution indicators. Their only source of nutrient is the air so the quality of air determines their growth.
📌They evolved from the algae and are the first land plants who inhabited the Earth.
📌They have very important ecological significance as they avoid soil erosion by strongly binding with the soil.
📌They were used as bandages in the First World War to heal the soldiers because of their antiseptic properties.
📌They spread in large areas and have texture of carpet.
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