Splachnales
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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:
- Splachnaceae , umbrella moss
- Meesiaceae , broken moss
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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