The value of ferns and mosses for humans.

Mosses and ferns belong to the group of higher spore plants and play a huge role in human life.

Ferns belong to the fern-like division. They appeared on earth more than 300 million years ago. Some types of plants are used in agriculture to fertilize the soil with nitrogen, they are also the basis for the formation of reserves of combustible minerals, such as: oil, gas, coal. Fern plants are eaten by people mainly from Asian countries, the leaves of which they canned, salted and dried. And in China and Japan, starch is extracted from fern leaves. Another fact of the indisputable benefits of ferns for humans is its use in medicine. It is used to make ingredients for certain types of drugs.

Mosses belong to the bryophyte department. Appeared at about the same time as the ferns. Plants are a source for the formation of fossil fuels such as peat, peat bogs and peat bogs. Which are valuable organic fertilizers and raw materials for the production of: paints, plastics, varnish, wax, alcohol and acids.