Bryophyta — synonyms, definition

1. Bryophyta (Noun)

division Bryophyta

Bryophyta (Noun) — A division of nonflowering plants characterized by rhizoids rather than true roots and having little or no organized vascular tissue and showing alternation of generations between gamete-bearing forms and spore-bearing forms; comprises true mosses (Bryopsida) and liverworts (Hepaticopsida) and hornworts (Anthoceropsida).

division Anthoceropsida Bryopsida Hepaticae Hepaticopsida Musci bryophyte class Anthoceropsida class Bryopsida class Hepaticae class Hepaticopsida class Musci moss family moss genus nonvascular plant Plantae kingdom Plantae plant kingdom