Table 4.

Summary of weight losses from the gametophytes and sporophytes with green fully expanded capsules of a range of mosses, a hornwort and vascular plant leaves.

order	species	no. stomata	sporophyte weights 6 h drying % FW	sporophyte weights 24 h drying % FW	sporophyte weights 72 h drying % FW	gametophytes time (h) to 50% water loss
Mosses
Tetraphidales	Tetraphis pellucida	0	80	65	44	1.15
Polytrichales	Atrichum undulatum	0	75	64	46	1.30
	Polytrichum formosum	180–200	82	67	41	1.30
	P. juniperinum	80–120	90	78	61	2.30
Funariales	Funaria hygrometrica	160–220	73	56	27	1.30
Grimmiales	Grimmia pulvinata	6–10	86	78	67	1.45
	Schistidium crassipilum	0	84	79	73	1.30
Dicranales	Dicranella heteromalla	0	67	61	60	2.0
	Ceratodon purpureus	8–10	73	58	43	1.45
Pottiales	Tortula muralis	6–8	82	74	67	1.45
Bryales	Bryum capillare	70–120	89	82	55	1.0
	Mnium hornum	20–40	81	48	30	2.15
	Plagiomnium cuspidatum	40–60	73	42	33	1.30
Hypnales	Amblystegium serpens	28–52	62	42	38	1.0
	Brachythecium rutabulum	20–30	62	55	48	1.0
	Hynum cupressiforme	6–8	72	68	54	2.0
Hornworts
Anthocerotales	Anthoceros punctatus	n.a.	79	62	42	1.45
Vascular plants
Polypodiales	Scolopendrium	n.a.	63	23	18	n.a.
Osmundales	Osmunda	n.a.	67	41	27	n.a.
Podocarpales	Podocarpus	n.a.	91	86	76	n.a.
Pinales	Taxus	n.a.	92	81	71	n.a.
Apiales	Hedera	n.a.	90	84	74	n.a.