The Embryophytes emerged either a half-billion years ago, at some time in the interval between the mid-
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The green algae and land plants form a clade, the Viridiplantae. According to molecular clock estimates, the Viridiplantae split 1,200 million years ago to 725 million years ago into two clades: chlorophytes and streptophytes. … See more

The non-vascular land plants, namely the mosses (Bryophyta), hornworts (Anthocerotophyta), and liverworts (Marchantiophyta), are relatively small plants, often confined to environments that are humid … See more

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