Plants evolved from Charophycean green algae. Evolution of the plant life cycle. Typical moss life cycle.
Bryophytes have a dominant gametophyte and a dependent sporophyte.
Bryophyte ecology and morphology. Liverworts, Hornworts, and Mosses. I. Life Cycles in Early Plants. A. Plants evolved from Charophycean green algae. Charophyceae have a haploid life cycles, while plants have a heteromorphic alternation of generations.