If you see moss near the base of a tree in your yard, the green leafy moss plants are:

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The green leafy moss plants near the base of a tree are gametophytes, the stage in the life cycle of mosses that produces gametes (reproductive cells). Moss sporophytes grow out of the gametophytes and produce spores, but they are typically smaller and less noticeable than the gametophytes. The other choices (gametes, spores, zygotes) are not applicable to the leafy moss plants themselves.

If You See Moss near the Base of a Tree