Umbrella moss

Umbrella moss
	Splachnum sphaericum
Systematics
Subdivision :	Bryophytina
Class :	Bryopsida
Subclass :	Bryidae
Order :	Splachnales
Family :	Splachnaceae
Genre :	Umbrella moss
Scientific name
	Splachnum
	Hedw.

The umbrella mosses ( Splachnum ) are a genus of deciduous mosses from the Splachnaceae family .

features

The mosses have broadly ovate to rarely lanceolate, entire or serrate leaves with a simple rib ending in front of the leaf tip. The seta is long and thin, the theca (urn, part of the spore capsule that contains the spores) ovoid to short cylindrical, the apophysis (capsule neck) usually inflated, ovoid to umbrella-shaped and differently colored than the theca: whitish, yellow, reddish, purple or blackish. The columella (central column in the spore capsule) protrudes beyond the capsule mouth after the lid has been removed. Peristome teeth are usually connected in pairs.

The species usually settle on animal dung in bogs .

Systematics

There are 11 species worldwide, most of which are found in the northern hemisphere.

In Germany, Austria and Switzerland there are 2 types:

Splachnum ampullaceum , bottle-fruited umbrella moss
Splachnum sphaericum , globe-fruited umbrella moss

Other European species are:

literature

Jan-Peter Frahm , Wolfgang Frey : Moosflora (= UTB . 1250). 4th, revised and expanded edition. Ulmer, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-8252-1250-5 , p. 357.
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 1: General part, special part (Bryophytina I, Andreaeales to Funariales). Ulmer, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-8001-3527-2 .

Individual evidence

↑ 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.

Web links

Commons : Schirmmosse ( Splachnum ) - collection of images, videos and audio files

[1] 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.