Deceptive peat moss
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The deceptive peat moss ( Sphagnum fallax ), also called deceptive peat moss or Gekrümmtblättriges peat moss in the German-speaking area, is a peat moss belonging to the Cuspidata section and can be macroscopically differentiated from other sphagnes due to the long, pointed branch leaves, the small triangular pointed stem leaves and the greenish color.
Identifying features
The medium-strong plants of the deceptive peat moss are usually greenish in color, yellow-brown tones also rarely appear. The branches are organized in clusters of four or five, usually 2 stick out from them.
The 2- to 4-layer epidermis of the trunk is relatively clearly separated from the greenish-yellow colored sclerodermis. The equilateral triangular stem leaves are pointed and about 1 mm in diameter. In addition, there is a very distinct hem. The stem-leaf hyalocytes are at most not very fibrous.
The elongated lanceolate, about 1 to 3 mm long branch leaves are often arranged in 5 rows on the branch. They gradually run into a point that appears sharp through the rolled-up edge of the leaf. When dry, the branch leaves are wavy. The cells on the inside of the leaf have some pores. The branch leaf hyalocytes are arched on the inside of the leaf while they are flat on the outside. The triangular chlorocytes are exposed on the outside. On the inside, they are usually enclosed by the hyalocytes.
There is a particular risk of confusion with narrow-leaved peat moss ( Sphagnum angustifolium ), which, however, has a reddish stem. Submerse forms of water can easily be confused with the sphagnum peat moss ( Sphagnum cuspidatum ) and can only be clearly distinguished under the microscope.
Occurrence
The circumpolar widespread deceptive peat moss is a frequent representative of acidic, mineral-rich, base-rich oligo- to mesotrophic bog sites in Europe. It is particularly typical in very wet areas. On swinging lawns it is often associated with Carex limosa and Scheuchzeria palustris . Characteristic accompanying Moose are the narrow-peat moss ( Sphagnum angustifolium ), which Fringed peat moss ( Sphagnum fimbriatum ), the Magellan peat moss ( Sphagnum magellanicum ), the marsh peat moss ( Sphagnum palustre ), the Shore peat moss ( Sphagnum riparium ) and also the Girgensohns peat moss ( Sphagnum girgensohnii ). Optimal pH values in the area should range between 2.5 and 6.
literature
- Christian Berg: Mosses Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania VII: Determination aid for incorporation into the genus Sphagnum (peat moss). In: Nature and nature conservation in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Vol. 31, 1995, ISSN 1430-3361 , pp. 93-102.
- Wolfgang Frey, Jan-Peter Frahm, Eberhard Fischer, Wolfram Lobin : The moss and fern plants of Europe (= small cryptogam flora. Vol. 4). Gustav Fischer, Stuttgart et al. 1995, ISBN 3-437-30756-8 .
- Gerhard Ludwig: Excursion identification key of the Sphagnes of Central Europe. BfN-Schriftenvertrieb im Landwirtschaftsverlag, Münster 2005, ISBN 3-7843-3856-9 .
- Martin Nebel, Georg Philippi (ed.): The mosses of Baden-Württemberg. Volume 3: Special Part (Bryophyta: Sphagnopsida, Marchantiophyta, Anthocerotophyta). Ulmer, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-3278-8 .
- Anthony JE Smith: The Moss Flora Of Britain And Ireland. 2nd, revised edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2004, ISBN 0-521-54672-9 .
Web links
Genus Sphagnum with species Deceptive Peat Moss . In: Environment information system theme park. Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Environment, accessed on February 19, 2010 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Virtual moor path of the Friedrichsfehn primary school. Retrieved July 14, 2010 .
- ↑ Lists of particularly protected plant and fungus species in Thuringia. (No longer available online.) Free State of Thuringia State Institute for Environment and Geology, archived from the original on November 3, 2013 ; Retrieved November 1, 2013 (search for Sphagnum fallax ). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Sphagnaceae. Sphagnum magellanicum with reference to Sphagnum fallax . In: Korseby Online. Retrieved October 11, 2010 .
- ↑ Sphagnum girgensohnii . with reference to Sphagnum fallax . In: Flora of North America. eFloras.org, accessed October 11, 2010 .
