Maidenhair MossBy: Lillian Mills
ClassificationCommon name: Maidenhair mossScientific name: Fissidens adianthoidesKingdom: PlantePhylum: BryophyotaClass: Bryopsida
CharacteristicsAll mosses live in wet areas, since they need shade and water to liveHas radial symmetryProducer
Life Cycle
Has 13-22 sporesSexual reproduction
HabitatLives in wetter climates (boggy ground, riverbanks, rocks near rivers, mountainous regions), and have to be in the shade.Since they are plants, they use photosynthesis to get their energy
CharacteristicsCan be different shades of bright green; their leaves reminded the Anglo-Saxons of hairUsed to be used to bandage wounds if had nothing else to useNon-vascular plant: Each plant cell in plant has to get its own nutrients through osmosis and diffusion, as opposed to getting it through tissue.
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Works Consulted
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/define/Maidenhair%20moss
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=FIAD70http://www.eol.org/pages/928809