The liverwort Marchantia polymorpha has been utilized as a model for biological studies
since the 18th century. In the past few decades, there has been a Renaissance in its …

During the past few years several high-quality genomes has been published from
Charophyte algae, bryophytes, lycophytes and ferns. These genomes have not only …

Peatlands are crucial sinks for atmospheric carbon but are critically threatened due to
warming climates. Sphagnum (peat moss) species are keystone members of peatland …

To conserve water in arid environments, numerous plant lineages have independently
evolved Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM). Interestingly, Isoetes, an aquatic lycophyte …

Hornworts, one of the three bryophyte phyla, show some of the deepest divergences in
extant land plants, with some families separated by more than 300 million years. Previous …

Bryophytes including mosses, liverworts, and hornworts are among the earliest land plants,
and occupy a crucial phylogenetic position to aid in the understanding of plant …

The repeated, rapid and often pronounced patterns of evolutionary divergence observed in
insular plants, or the 'plant island syndrome', include changes in leaf phenotypes, growth, as …

Bryophytes are useful models for the study of plant evolution, development, plant–fungal
symbiosis, stress responses, and gametogenesis. Additionally, their dominant haploid …

In land plants, gametes derive from a small number of dedicated haploid cells. 1 In
angiosperms, one central cell and one egg cell are differentiated in the embryo sac as …

The hornworts are a small group of land plants, consisting of only 11 families and
approximately 220 species. Despite their small size as a group, their phylogenetic position …