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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

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