Meesia
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Meesia (German Bruchmoose ) is a genus of deciduous mosses from the Meesiaceae family .
features
Meesia species are medium-sized mosses that form loose lawns. The stems are simple or branched. The upright to protruding leaves have a strong rib that extends to the tip of the leaf. The lamina cells are rectangular to square above, thick-walled and smooth to slightly nipple, in the lower part of the leaf they are elongated and water-white. The spore capsules on the long seta are pear-shaped, the capsule neck (apophysis) is clearly separated. The species are diocesan or autocratic .
Systematics
According to Frey / Fischer / Stech, there are seven Meesia species worldwide. Species found in Germany, Austria and Switzerland are:
- Meesia longiseta , long-stemmed broken moss
- Meesia triquetra , three-line broken moss
- Meesia uliginosa , broken hair moss
literature
- Jan-Peter Frahm , Wolfgang Frey : Moosflora (= UTB . 1250). 4th, revised and expanded edition. Ulmer, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-8252-1250-5 , p. 342.
- Wolfgang Frey, Michael Stech, Eberhard Fischer: Bryophytes and Seedless Vascular Plants (= Syllabus of Plant Families. 3). 13th edition. Borntraeger, Berlin et al. 2009, ISBN 978-3-443-01063-8 , p. 191.
- Martin Nebel, Georg Philippi (ed.): The mosses of Baden-Württemberg. Volume 2: Special part, (Bryophytina II, Schistostegales to Hypnobryales). Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3530-2 , p. 136.
Web links
Commons : Meesia - collection of images, videos and audio files
