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Mosses, liverworts, horsetails and ferns – the mosses show sporing bodies and liverworts show flat growth of leaf like structures without stems. Horsetails along with ferns were among the earliest plants to develop a vascular system i.e. ‘plumbing’ method for getting water through the plant over distances and roots to help water take up and provide stability. All photos taken by Ginger Franklin of the Edinburgh Academy.

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