“Moderation is not his middle name.” Mossing, officially known as bryology, is the study of bryophytes — mosses, liverworts and hornworts. Bryophytes, which reproduce through spores and lack a ...

That’s because mosses, or bryophytes, aren’t like typical plants. They don’t have true roots or a vascular system for moving food and water. They photosynthesize through their tissue ...

(gentle music) - [Miles Berkey] Mosses are among a group of plants called Bryophyta. A Bryophyte is a plant that does not have the ability to transport water through its tissues. Therefore ...

He became interested in bryophytes - mosses and liverworts - and was an acknowledged expert, with a sizeable herbarium of his own from both the British Isles and farther afield. He published widely on ...

But wet rainforest floors are prime habitat for mosses, which the UK-based Mr Callaghan travels the world to photograph.

I directly manage the Moss Herbarium which, with over 700,000 specimens, is one of the largest collections of its kind in the world and represents a critical source of biodiversity data. I have ...