Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida (True Mosses)

The Bryopsida class is very diverse and contains some 95% of all described mosses, around 11500 species, common throughout the world. True Mosses are leafy and can be found in damp, including freshwater, or drier habitats. They have erect or prostrate leafless stems which give rise to leafless stalks that bear capsules. Spores formed within the capsules are released and grow to produce new plants. Note that some small plants have the name moss but are in fact not mosses at all, instead they are an algae, lichen, or herb. For example Club Moss such as Selaginella kraussiana is actually an evergreen herb, not a moss.