Macro picture of a variety of bristly haircap moss (© Misja Smits/Buiten-Beeld/plainpicture)
【August 15 2015】Most mosses are non-vascular plants. That is, they don’t have the water- and nutrient-conducting tissues found in many other plants. But the approximately 70 different species of haircap mosses are rather unique, possessing cells specifically for conducting water throughout the plant. And if there’s no water available, haircaps can twist and curl in on themselves, exposing less of the plant to harsh elements, while the moss waits for conditions to improve. These adaptations allow haircap mosses to grow in a wide variety of environments—in fact, at least one haircap species can be found on every continent, including Antarctica.Explore breathtaking Gallery from the HuluTrip homepage over the past 5 years..