Ptilium (genus of moss)
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Ptilium is a genus of moss from the order of the Hypnales .
features
The stems of the gametophytes are very regularly pinnate-like to feather-like. They form dainty, broadly lanceolate fronds that resemble ostrich feathers. The leaflets are very wrinkled and not hollow.
Systematics
The genus is part of the Hypnaceae family . It consists of only two types:
- Ptilium crista-castrensis occurs in the northern hemisphere, also in Central Europe.
- The second species is native to the Caribbean.
supporting documents
- Jan-Peter Frahm , Wolfgang Frey : Moosflora (= UTB . 1250). 4th, revised and expanded edition. Ulmer, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-8252-1250-5 , pp. 500, 512.