Preferred Label : bryopsida;
MeSH definition : A class of plants within the Bryophyta comprising the mosses, which are found in both
damp (including freshwater) and drier situations. Mosses possess erect or prostrate
leafless stems, which give rise to leafless stalks bearing capsules. Spores formed
in the capsules are released and grow to produce new plants. (Concise Dictionary of
Biology, 1990). Many small plants bearing the name moss are in fact not mosses. The
moss found on the north side of trees is actually a green alga (CHLOROPHYTA). Irish
moss is really a red alga (RHODOPHYTA). Beard lichen (beard moss), Iceland moss, oak
moss, and reindeer moss are actually LICHENS. Spanish moss is a common name for both
LICHENS and an air plant (TILLANDSIA usneoides) of the pineapple family. Club moss
is an evergreen herb of the family LYCOPODIACEAE.;
MeSH synonym : true mosse; bryopsidas; mosses, true; mosse, true; true mosses;
MeSH hyponym : physcomitrella; ceratodon; Physcomitrellas; Ceratodons;
MeSH Related Number : txid3217; txid3224;
MeSH annotation : entry term MOSSES, TRUE: check MeSH for other moss term;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryopsida;
Origin ID : D019068;
UMLS CUI : C0996526;
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- Plant [UMLS semantic type]
A class of plants within the Bryophyta comprising the mosses, which are found in both
damp (including freshwater) and drier situations. Mosses possess erect or prostrate
leafless stems, which give rise to leafless stalks bearing capsules. Spores formed
in the capsules are released and grow to produce new plants. (Concise Dictionary of
Biology, 1990). Many small plants bearing the name moss are in fact not mosses. The
moss found on the north side of trees is actually a green alga (CHLOROPHYTA). Irish
moss is really a red alga (RHODOPHYTA). Beard lichen (beard moss), Iceland moss, oak
moss, and reindeer moss are actually LICHENS. Spanish moss is a common name for both
LICHENS and an air plant (TILLANDSIA usneoides) of the pineapple family. Club moss
is an evergreen herb of the family LYCOPODIACEAE.