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Moss

Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (/braɪˈɒfətə/, /ˌbraɪ.əˈfaɪtə/) sensu stricto. Bryophyta sensu lato may also refer to the parent group, bryophytes, which comprises liverworts, mosses, and hornworts. Mosses typically form dense green clumps or mats, often in damp or shady locations. The individual…

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Moss

Nodes208
Edges207
Triples151
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009615
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Moss

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related to Habitat · 25
Moss → Africa, Andes, Antarctica, British Columbia, Broken Bow, Bryophyta, Celsius, Dense, Desiccation, Earth, Europe, Himalayan, Iceland, IcelandMoss, Japan, Madagascar, Mexico, Mosses, Oklahoma Mosses, Retaining
related to Description · 16
Moss → Andreaeobryopsida, Andreaeopsida, As, Botanically, Bryophyta, In, Mosses, Sphagnopsida, Takakiopsida, The, Their, There, These, They, This, With
related to history · 15
Moss → Antarctica, Carboniferous, CO2, It, Mosses, Ordovician, Permian, Research, Russia, Silurian, Small, The, These, Unambiguous, When
related to Traditional · 11
Moss → Canada, Circumpolar, Iceman, Mosses, Nordic, North American, Preindustrial, Russia, Sámi, Traditionally, United States
related to DNA repair · 10
Moss → DNA, For, If, MRN, Physcomitrium, Ppmre11, Pprad50, RpRAD51, Similarly, The
related to Classification · 9
Moss → Anthocerotophyta, Anthocerotopsida, Bryophyta, Bryopsida, Marchantiophyta, Marchantiopsida, Setaphyta, Since, The
related to External links · 8
Moss → Gallery, Information, Mosses, MossesWorld, PDF, Robert Muma, The British Bryological SocietyPicture, Watercolour
related to Further reading · 8
Moss → Cultural History, Gathering Moss, ISBN, Kimmerer, Mosses, Natural, Oregon State University Press, Robin Wall
related to Cultivation · 7
Moss → Growing, In, Japanese, Materials, Rules, Some, Surfaces
related to Life cycle · 6
Moss → By, Massed, The, There, This, Vascular

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mosses plants species water also used may sphagnum grow liverworts spores leaves needed many growth cells citation growing form vascular

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
peatlandsinstance ofThough mosses are particularly abundant in certain habitats0.80text
where Sphagnum mosses are the dominant organisminstance ofThough mosses are particularly abundant in certain habitats0.80text
and in moist borealinstance ofThough mosses are particularly abundant in certain habitats0.80text
temperateinstance ofThough mosses are particularly abundant in certain habitats0.80text
and montane tropical forestsinstance ofThough mosses are particularly abundant in certain habitats0.80text
mosses grow in many other habitatsinstance ofThough mosses are particularly abundant in certain habitats0.80text
including habitats with conditions too extreme for vascular plants to surviveinstance ofThough mosses are particularly abundant in certain habitats0.80text
Sphagnum inhabit bogsinstance ofand others0.80text
marshesinstance ofand others0.80text
very slow-moving waterwaysinstance ofand others0.80text
ferrous sulfateinstance ofDecreasing availability of water through drainage.Increasing direct sunlight.Increasing number and resources available for competitive plants like grasses.Increasing the soil pH…0.80text
Mossrelated to AquascapingAquascaping0.60section

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