Lab 12: Bryophytes : Mosses and Liverworts (and hornworts)
Lab 12: Bryophytes : Mosses and Liverworts (and hornworts)
Lab 12: Bryophytes : Mosses and Liverworts (and hornworts)
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Sphagnum characteristics<br />
Branches<br />
Capitulum (Sphagnum head)<br />
• Consist of a main stem,<br />
branches, <strong>and</strong> head<br />
(capitulum)<br />
• Nature of stem leaves is a<br />
primary diagnostic<br />
character.<br />
• Branch leaves are distinct<br />
from stem leaves.<br />
Stem leaves<br />
Branch leaves<br />
Photos: Spahgnum website: http://www.botanik.univie.ac.at/pershome/temsch/morpho.html