Bryophytes - The first land plants following the algae that lived on the edges of ponds and streams may have been bryophytes. Bryophytes have stoma and a waxy cuticle on their body that helps protect them from dessication.

Does bryophytes have cuticle and stomata?

Openings that allow the movement of gases may be observed in liverworts. However, these are not stomata because they do not actively open and close. The plant takes up water over its entire surface and has no cuticle to prevent desiccation.

Do all land plants have a cuticle?

The adaptations and characteristics which ARE present in (nearly) all land plants include: A waxy cuticle that covers the outer surface of the plant and prevents drying out through evaporation. ... All land plants except Bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts) have true roots.