( ( The bryophytes ) ( ( ( ( are ( ( a ( diverse assemblage ) ) ( of ( ( three phyla ) ( of ( nonvascular plants ) ) ) ) ) ) , ) ( with ( ( ( ( about 16,000 ) species ) , ) ( that ( ( ( ( ( ( includes ( the mosses ) ) , ) liverworts ) , ) and ) hornworts ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NNS bryophytes)) (VP (VBP are) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ diverse) (NN assemblage)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (CD three) (NN phyla)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN nonvascular) (NNS plants)))))) (, ,) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (QP (RB about) (CD 16,000)) (NNS species)) (, ,) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VP (VBZ includes) (NP (DT the) (NNS mosses))) (, ,) (VP (VBZ liverworts)) (, ,) (CC and) (VP (VBZ hornworts)))))))) (. .)))
The bryophytes are a diverse assemblage of three phyla of nonvascular plants, with about 16,000 species, that includes the mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Moss)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (RBS best) (VBN classified) (PP (IN as) (NP (DT a) (NN nonvascular) (NN plant))))) (. .)))
Moss is best classified as a nonvascular plant.