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Polytrichaceae spore capsule

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buddy icon -- Green Light Images --
13 years ago
I'd need to see a wider view, including the leaves, to be more certain what this moss capsule belongs to. However, the short peristome teeth joined to a central "epiphragm" tells me this is one of the Polytrichales, possibly Pogonatum aloides. Fantastic detail!


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Taxonomies

Family : Polytrichaceae

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Polytrichopsida
Order
Polytrichales
Family
Polytrichaceae

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