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Mosses lack true roots and absorb water through their leaves

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Moss is essentially the freeloader of the plant kingdom. Lacking the sophisticated vascular root systems of modern plants, moss just lays there like a damp carpet, drinking water directly through its leaves via osmosis. It completely bypasses complex soil extraction, opting instead to just soak up surface moisture like a desperately thirsty sponge.

Mosses lack true roots and absorb water through their leaves
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