The plant body of moss plant is foliose
(Differentiated into axis and leaves) and gametophyte. The gametophytic body
has upright , slender, and stem like axis which is about 1.3 or 1-3 cm long.
The plant body is divided into rhizoid, stem and leaves :
1. Rhizoid : It is borne from the basal part of the
stem. It is multiccelar with oblique septa. At the young age it is colourless
and thin walled and with maturity it becomes thick walled and yellowish brown
or dark.brownish in colour. It fix plant the substratum and absorb water and
mineral from soil.
2. Axis : It is upright , erect , slender and green
in colour. The branching is monopodial (branches arise from only one side of
the plant) and extra auxiliary. The branches arise from lower portion of the
plant.
3. Leaves : leaves are simple, sessile, erect and
ovate with slightly serrate margin. It is bright green coloured with spirally
arranged leaves on the steam. Each leaf has distinct midrib. The upper part of
leaves is larger and crowded at the apex of the stem and lower part if the leaf
is smaller and scattered on the stem.
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