Awl rotary tooth moss
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Awl-toothed moss ( Tortula subulata ) |
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The awl twist-toothed moss ( Tortula subulata ) is a pioneering, shape-rich deciduous moss that differs from the other tortula species in the lack of a glass tip, the evenly thick leaf vein, the leaf edge and the papillary cells. It grows in fresh green lawn. Individual plants grow up to 3 cm high, with the lower old parts being of brownish color. The leaf shape can vary from elongated tongue-shaped to lanceolate. Individual crested leaves can be up to 3 cm long. The lamina cells are between 15 and 24 µm long and 14 to 22 µm wide. The antheridia and archegonia of this moss sit on different branches on the same plant (autocratic).
A Sporenreife in spring. The widespread moss colonizes lime-poor, but often base-rich, nutrient-rich, dry to fresh, partially shaded places and grows in open-earthed areas, on roadsides, on tree bases, on overground rock and on other plants epiphytically on deciduous trees or rarely rock.
literature
- Martin Nebel, Georg Philippi (ed.): The mosses of Baden-Württemberg. Volume 1: General part, special part (Bryophytina I, Andreaeales to Funariales). Ulmer, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-8001-3527-2 .
- Jan-Peter Frahm , Wolfgang Frey : Moosflora (= UTB . 1250). 4th, revised and expanded edition. Ulmer, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-8252-1250-5 .
