Cone head moss
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Cone head moss ( Conocephalum conicum ) |
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The cone-head moss ( Conocephalum conicum ) is a common liverwort species in the northern hemisphere that was previously used against liver diseases. It occurs both in dense carpets and alone.
features
The cone head moss has forked, lush green lobes that can be 1–2 cm wide and up to 15 cm long. They give off a distinct smell of turpentine . The top is hexagonal, and in the middle of each field there is a breathing pore that is raised conically above the field.
The antheridia and archegonia stands are located at the tip of the thallus and are oval with a dark purple border. As a rule, however, the plant reproduces vegetatively through shoots and buds that are formed at the tip of the thallus or on the underside of the thallus. In contrast to many other mosses of the order, the cone head moss does not form breeding cups. The archegonia bearers are studded with pointed heads, which gave the moss its name.
distribution
The cone head moss grows in damp to wet places on rock, rarely on earth. It can form large populations on wet rocks or along the edges of a brook. It is lime-loving.
It can be found all over the northern hemisphere in the temperate regions (circumboreal). It is widespread and common in Europe . It occurs from the plain to the subalpine level.
literature
- Jan-Peter Frahm , Wolfgang Frey : Moosflora (= UTB . 1250). 4th, revised and expanded edition. Ulmer, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-8252-1250-5 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Helmut Genaust: Etymological dictionary of botanical plant names. 3rd, completely revised and expanded edition. Nikol, Hamburg 2005, ISBN 3-937872-16-7 , p. 173 (reprint from 1996).
