1. Moss

2. Mosses are members of Division Bryophyta
Non-vascular, small plants with leafy stems
Usually form “carpets” of hundreds of plants

4. Sphagnum (peat moss)

5. Mosses lack true roots but they have rhizoids to anchor the plant in the soil

8. Moss milkshake
Moss growing on terracotta pot

9. Ferns

10. Ferns are seedless vascular plants
Like mosses, they have no seeds
Ferns were one of the first vascular plants!
What does it mean to be vascular???

11. (Xy goes high, Phlo goes low…)
Vascular Tissue
2 types – xylem and phloem
Both can move fluids through the plant, even against the force of gravity.
Xylem carries WATER up from the roots
Phloem carries SUGARS & NUTRIENTS down from the leaves & around the plant.
(Xy goes high, Phlo goes low…)

13. Fern frond