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The plant body is differentiated into a small stem and simple leaves, but true roots are absent.
They usually grow in moist places. E.g. Liverworts, mosses They are the second largest group of green plants in India distributed largely in Eastern Himalaya, North-eastern India, Western Himalaya and the Western Ghats.
Mosses constitute the major component of Indian bryoflora followed by liverworts and hornworts.