Splachnales

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Splachnales
Splachnum sphaericum

Splachnum sphaericum

Systematics
Empire : Plants (Plantae)
Department : Moss (Bryophyta)
Subdivision : Bryophytina
Class : Bryopsida
Subclass : Bryidae
Order : Splachnales
Scientific name
Splachnales
Ochyra

The splachnales are an order of the moss .

features

They are acrocarpic mosses. The trunks have a central cord in cross section. The simple rib leaves usually have rhombic to elongated, smooth cells. Leaf-wing cells are not differentiated. The species are either dioecious or autocratic . The spore capsule has a clearly separated neck; a peristome is usually present.

Systematics

The Splachnales order is divided into 2 families:

swell

  • 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 .

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