(1) Pollen and spores in the last meal came from ferns and liverwort , which grow in subtropical environments.(2) A profusion of mosses, liverworts , lichens and ferns cover the woodland floor and festoon tree trunks and branches.(3) Tiny gardens of moss and liverworts flourished where spores had drifted in from outside and settled under the warm glow of the cave lights.(4) Land plants are composed of four monophyletic groups: vascular plants, mosses, liverworts , and hornworts.(5) It will be no surprise if they are found also in much older lineages of land plants, such as in mosses, ferns, and liverworts .
