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Warnstorfia Exannulata
''Warnstorfia exannulata'' is a leafy branching wetland moss in the genus ''Warnstorfia'' within the family Amblystegiaceae and class Bryopsida. This bryopsida moss is also known as ringless-hook moss or Warnstorfia moss. It is the most common species of the genus in wetland environments and can be difficult to distinguish from others within the genus. It grows in acidic soils like fens and bogs, or in freshwater pools and lakes. Morphology Description ''Warnstorfia exannulata'' grows as an interwoven mat of glossy moss. It is yellow-green when young and matures to be dark-green, purple-brown, or reddish-brown. ''W. exannulata'' can have either regular or irregular pinnate branching and has secondary pinnate branching. Stems are often curved. The main stems can grow up to 30 cm in length depending on growing conditions, with one study finding their longest sample at 28 cm aged approximately 8 years old. The stem and branch leaves are similar in shape with the bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Philippe Schimper
Wilhelm Philippe Schimper (January 12, 1808 – March 20, 1880, in Lichtenberg) was an Alsatian botanist with French, later German citizenship. He was born in Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel, but spent his youth in Offwiller, a village at the foot of the Vosges mountain range in Alsace. He was the father of botanist Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper (1856–1901), and a cousin to naturalist Karl Friedrich Schimper (1803–1867) and botanist Georg Heinrich Wilhelm Schimper (1804–1878). Life Following graduation from the University of Strasbourg, he worked as a curator at the Natural History Museum in Strasbourg, becoming director of the museum in 1839. The museum has a bust of Schimper at the top of the stairs. From 1862 until 1879, he was a professor of geology and natural history at the University of Strasbourg. Schimper's contributions to biology were primarily in the specialized fields of bryology (study of mosses) and paleobotany (study of plant fossils). He spent considerable tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
