Jungermannia atrovirens
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Jungermannia atrovirens is a type of moss from the order of Jungermanniales .
features
The stems are 0.5 to 3 centimeters long. They are branched in tufts and carry rhizoids . They form yellow to deep green lawns. The flank leaves are small stems, 0.3 to 0.5 mm long and 0.3 mm wide. They are spread out oval. In the middle of the leaf, the cells are 20 × 25–30 micrometers in size. The corners of the cells are not or only slightly thickened. There are usually two oil bodies per cell . The female bracts are larger than the flank leaves. The perianth is short cylindrical to elongated ovoid. It is folded towards the mouth, the lobes are toothed. The capsule is spherical.
Distribution and locations
The species is distributed circumboreally. In Germany it occurs scattered in the limestone Alps and in the Alpine foothills and rarely in the low mountain ranges.
supporting documents
- Jan-Peter Frahm, Wolfgang Frey, J. Döring: Moosflora . 4th, revised and expanded edition (UTB for Science, Volume 1250). Ulmer, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-8001-2772-5 (Ulmer) & ISBN 3-8252-1250-5 (UTB).