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n. - Any of numerous divisions of nonflowering plants comprising the mosses and liverworts characterized by rhizoids rather than true roots.

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  • The biogeographical history is also reflected in the bryophyte flora.
  • A total of 859 vascular plant, 15 pteridophyte, 21 bryophyte and 159 algal species have been recorded.
  • An even larger proportion (90%) of bryophyte species occurs in both the North American and Eurasian Arctic.
  • Genetic variation in the clonal bryophyte Hylocomium splendens at hierarchical geographical scales in Scandinavia.
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