Dicranoloma Dicarpum

	Dicranoloma Dicarpum ''Dicranoloma dicarpum'' is relatively common moss which is widespread in the Southern Hemisphere. The genus ''Dicranoloma'' has 40 species, which share the features of long stems, wispy and twisted leaves, and large, erect capsules. The genus is dominant in wet forest habitats in Australia and New Zealand. Etymology ''‘Dicran’,'' for the similarity to the Northern hemisphere genus ''Dicranum''. The suffix ''‘-loma’'' means border, and refers to a layer of elongate cells along the leaf margins of ''Dicranoloma,'' which distinguishes this genus from ''Dicranum'' mosses. The word ''‘dicarpum’'' was coined by German botanist Nees von Esenbeck, and refers to the multiple sporophytes produced from one perichaetium. Description ''Dicranoloma dicarpum'' plants are dull to bright green in colour, growing to form cushions or tufts. Stems are often branched, and range from 0.5-7.5 cm tall. The leaves are 3.0-12.4 mm long and 0.5-0.16 mm wide. They are falcate (curved into a si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Moss Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu stricto''. Bryophyta (''sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which comprise liverworts, mosses, and hornworts. Mosses typically form dense green clumps or mats, often in damp or shady locations. The individual plants are usually composed of simple leaves that are generally only one cell thick, attached to a stem that may be branched or unbranched and has only a limited role in conducting water and nutrients. Although some species have conducting tissues, these are generally poorly developed and structurally different from similar tissue found in vascular plants. Mosses do not have seeds and after fertilisation develop sporophytes with unbranched stalks topped with single capsules containing spores. They are typically tall, though some species are much larger. ''Dawsonia'', the tallest moss in the world, can grow to in height. There are a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dicranoloma ''Dicranoloma'' is a genus of mosses in the family Dicranaceae. The ''Dicranoloma'' mosses are distributed in the Southern Hemisphere, while the ''Dicranum'' mosses are found in the Northern Hemisphere. Species within this genus are dioicous. Another genus in this family is '' Campylopus''. Example occurrences of the genus ''Dicranoloma'' is in the form of mats on beech/podocarp forest floors of New Zealand's northern South Island The South Island, also officially named , is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand in surface area, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman ....C. Michael Hogan. 2009 '' Dicranoloma dicarpum'' has a wide distribution in both hemispheres. References * C. Michael Hogan. 2009''Crown Fern: Blechnum discolor'', Globaltwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg* New York Botanical Garden. 1913. ''North American flora'', Published by New York Botanical Garden, v. 15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dicranum ''Dicranum'' is a genus of mosses, also called wind-blown mosses or fork mosses. These mosses form in densely packed clumps. Stems may fork, but do not branch. In general, upright stems will be single but packed together. ''Dicranum'' is distributed globally. In North America these are commonly found in Jack pine or Red pine stands. List of ''Dicranum'' species The genus ''Dicranum'' contains the following species according to World Flora Online: ''Dicranum acanthoneurum'' ''Dicranum acuminatum'' ''Dicranum acutifolium'' ''Dicranum adianthoides'' ''Dicranum africanum'' ''Dicranum alpinum'' ''Dicranum amoenevirens'' ''Dicranum angustinerve'' ''Dicranum antarcticum'' ''Dicranum arcuatipes'' ''Dicranum arcuatum'' ''Dicranum areodictyon'' ''Dicranum arfakianum'' ''Dicranum argyrocaulon'' ''Dicranum armitii'' ''Dicranum asplenioides'' ''Dicranum assamicum'' ''Dicranum atratum'' ''Dicranum aulacocarpum'' ''Dicranum aureonitens'' ''Dicranum aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nees Von Esenbeck Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (14 February 1776 – 16 March 1858) was a prolific German botanist, physician, zoologist, and natural philosopher. He was a contemporary of Goethe and was born within the lifetime of Linnaeus. He described approximately 7,000 plant species (almost as many as Linnaeus himself). His last official act as president of the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina was to admit Charles Darwin as a member. He was the author of numerous monographs on botany and zoology. His best-known works deal with fungi. Biography Nees von Esenbeck was born in Schloss Reichenberg near Reichelsheim (Odenwald). He showed an early interest in science and, after receiving his primary education in Darmstadt, he went on to the University of Jena, obtaining his degree in biology (natural history) and medicine in 1800. He practiced as a physician for Francis I (Erbach-Erbach), but he had developed a great interest in botany during his university studies, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Falcate The following is a list of terms which are used to describe leaf morphology in the description and taxonomy of plants. Leaves may be simple (a single leaf blade or lamina) or compound (with several leaflets). The edge of the leaf may be regular or irregular, may be smooth or bearing hair, bristles or spines. For more terms describing other aspects of leaves besides their overall morphology see the leaf article. The terms listed here all are supported by technical and professional usage, but they cannot be represented as mandatory or undebatable; readers must use their judgement. Authors often use terms arbitrarily, or coin them to taste, possibly in ignorance of established terms, and it is not always clear whether because of ignorance, or personal preference, or because usages change with time or context, or because of variation between specimens, even specimens from the same plant. For example, whether to call leaves on the same tree "acuminate", "lanceolate", or "linear" could ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Sporophyte A sporophyte () is the diploid multicellular stage in the life cycle of a plant or alga which produces asexual spores. This stage alternates with a multicellular haploid gametophyte phase. Life cycle The sporophyte develops from the zygote produced when a haploid egg cell is fertilized by a haploid sperm and each sporophyte cell therefore has a double set of chromosomes, one set from each parent. All land plants, and most multicellular algae, have life cycles in which a multicellular diploid sporophyte phase alternates with a multicellular haploid gametophyte phase. In the seed plants, the largest groups of which are the gymnosperms and flowering plants (angiosperms), the sporophyte phase is more prominent than the gametophyte, and is the familiar green plant with its roots, stem, leaves and cones or flowers. In flowering plants the gametophytes are very reduced in size, and are represented by the germinated pollen and the embryo sac. The sporophyte produces spores (hence t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Seta In biology, setae (singular seta ; from the Latin word for "bristle") are any of a number of different bristle- or hair-like structures on living organisms. Animal setae Protostomes Annelid setae are stiff bristles present on the body. They help, for example, earthworms to attach to the surface and prevent backsliding during peristaltic motion. These hairs make it difficult to pull a worm straight from the ground. Setae in oligochaetes (a group including earthworms) are largely composed of chitin. They are classified according to the limb to which they are attached; for instance, notosetae are attached to notopodia; neurosetae to neuropodia. Crustaceans have mechano- and chemosensory setae. Setae are especially present on the mouthparts of crustaceans and can also be found on grooming limbs. In some cases, setae are modified into scale like structures. Setae on the legs of krill and other small crustaceans help them to gather phytoplankton. It captures them and allows th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]