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Moss retains some of the characteristics found in the first plants on earth. While plants ventured from water to land, the firt land-growing plants needed an abundance of water. Therefore, moss will only grow in places where sufficient moisure can be found. As the early earth lacked soil, moss evoled short roots that allow them to hold onto surfaces of rocks. Since all cells in the plant can photosynthesize, moss plants to not require a vascular system. Moss use spores to transport their offspring. Generally, moss is not found to be harmful towards trees.