#Prasinodermophyta

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Phylum Round 1

Moss vs The OG Green Algae

Bryophyta (mosses): Mosses are considered non-vascular plants, because they don't have water-bearing xylem, but this is a bit of a misnomer as they do actually have other forms of vascular tissue. Moss can survive dry periods by going dormant, then recovering when they get wet again. Some mosses have even been known to survive temperature highs of 100ºC when dried out, and lows of -272ºC.

Prasinodermophyta: Debatably a basal clade of Viridiplantae, in other words the first green algae to evolve. More here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-020-1221-7 (for anyone who clicks through: Streptophyta is Charophyta + the land plants.)