Non-flowering plants by Jessica Ninta Elia Realme Zamudio https://padlet.com/jrealme/7i28y95qf3shkh53 Hecho con grandes sueños en-us 2021-12-06 17:21:25 UTC 2023-03-31 19:35:40 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f33f.png Mosses and liverworts are tiny plants that produce spores instead of flowers and seeds. Mosses and liverworts do differ, but they share enough important characteristics to be known collectively as bryophytes.Around since before the dinosaurs, mosses and liverworts find the ideal conditions in Scotland, with its diverse landscape and cooler climate. Despite their small size, our 977 moss and liverwort species play a hugely important role in the health of our environment and how it functions. This is due to Scotland's diverse landscape and a climate influenced strongly by the Atlantic Ocean. Relatively warm winters and cool, wet summers, especially on the west coast, provide perfect conditions for these little plants.A huge variety of mosses and liverworts festoon the woodland floors and tree branches of our western oakwoods. Fragrant liverworts may impart a sweet and peppery perfume. Bryophytes provide homes for tiny woodland creatures. Together, they also act as a giant sponge, slowing the flow of rain into burns and rivers, and helping to protect against flash floods.At an even larger scale, mosses are the building material of Scotland’s vast areas of blanket bog. Peat formed from the remains of dead mosses, chiefly sphagnum mosses, has provided an important source of fuel for Highland communities. More importantly, we now know that mosses can lock up huge amounts of carbon in peat, making them vital to carbon management. https://padlet.com/jrealme/7i28y95qf3shkh53/wish/1931809779 2021-12-06 18:08:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jrealme/7i28y95qf3shkh53/wish/1931809779 https://padlet.com/jrealme/7i28y95qf3shkh53/wish/1931823071 Ferns have conducting tissue. They are larger and more complex than mosses or liverworts. They  have true roots, stems, and leaves. The rhizome grows underground and the roots grow along it. Their large leaves are called fronds.]]> 2021-12-06 18:13:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jrealme/7i28y95qf3shkh53/wish/1931823071 https://padlet.com/jrealme/7i28y95qf3shkh53/wish/1931827814 2021-12-06 18:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jrealme/7i28y95qf3shkh53/wish/1931827814