Flowerless plants; ferns, mushrooms, mosses, lichens, and seaweeds
Flowerless plants; ferns, mushrooms, mosses, lichens, and seaweeds
Flowerless plants; ferns, mushrooms, mosses, lichens, and seaweeds
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MOSSES<br />
"shaggy" describes the plant well. It has a ragged<br />
look. The branches are irregular <strong>and</strong> the leaves st<strong>and</strong><br />
out straight from the stem. A picture of this does not<br />
^<br />
give a very good idea of the<br />
plant. It should be seen,<br />
<strong>and</strong> when once recognized<br />
it is not easily forgotten.<br />
The stems are elastic, or<br />
' ' springy. '<br />
' For this reason<br />
they are sometimes used<br />
for packing china <strong>and</strong> glass.<br />
Shaggy Moss. Hooked Moss.<br />
Hooked <strong>mosses</strong> also belong to the Hypnum family.<br />
They may be easily known because the leaves at the<br />
ends of the branches curve so as to look like little hooks.<br />
These <strong>mosses</strong> grow on rocks, earth, <strong>and</strong> rotten wood, in<br />
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