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Philonotis ( spring moss ) is a genus of deciduous moss from the family Bartramiaceae . The name Philonotis comes from the Greek philos = friend and notis = wetness, moisture.
features
The small to often quite strong mosses form loose to dense cushioned lawns. The upright stems can be up to 15 centimeters in size. Fertile stems are often branched into thin side branches like whorls. The leaves are broad to narrowly lanceolate and usually shorter or longer pointed, the edges are serrated by nipples. The lamina cells are oblong and rectangular and mostly nipple at the upper or lower end of the cell.
The spore capsule on the usually very long, upright seta is approximately spherical, furrowed when empty.
Location claims and distribution
Philonotis species are moisture-loving and grow in damp to wet locations. The genus is cosmopolitan.
species
The genus includes around 185 species worldwide. The following species are represented in Germany, Austria and Switzerland:
- Philonotis arnellii
- Philonotis caespitosa
- Philonotis calcarea
- Philonotis fontana
- Philonotis marchica
- Philonotis rigida
- Philonotis seriata
- Philonotis tomentella
literature
- Jan-Peter Frahm , Wolfgang Frey : Moosflora (= UTB . 1250). 4th, revised and expanded edition. Ulmer, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-8252-1250-5 .
- 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 .
- 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 .