Biology:Hedwigiales

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Short description: Order of mosses

Hedwigiales
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Hedwigia ciliata
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Superorder: Bryanae
Order: Hedwigiales
Ochyra
Families

See Classification

Hedwigiales is an order of mosses.[1] It is named after Johannes Hedwig (1730-1799), the founder of modern bryology.

Description

They are a medium to large size acrocarpous moss with irregular branching. A midrib is not normally present in the leaves.[2]

Classification

There are three families placed in the Hedwigiales.[2]

References

  1. Goffinet, B.; Buck, W. R.; Shaw, J. (2008). "Morphology and Classification of the Bryophyta". Bryophyte Biology (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press.. pp. 55–138. ISBN 9781107377288. https://books.google.com/books?id=te0fAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT108. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 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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