Pogonatum urnigerum
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Pogonatum urnigerum is a species of moss in the family Polytrichaceae, commonly called urn haircap.[2] The name comes from "urna" meaning "urn" and "gerere" meaning "to bear" which is believed to be a reference made towards the plant's wide-mouthed capsule.[3] It can be found on gravelly banks or similar habitats and can be identified by the blue tinge to the overall green colour.[1] The stem of this moss is wine red and it has rhizoids that keep the moss anchored to substrates.[4] It is an acrocarpous moss that grows vertically with an archegonium borne at the top of each fertilized female gametophyte shoot which develops an erect sporophyte.[5]
Pogonatum urnigerum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Polytrichopsida |
Order: | Polytrichales |
Family: | Polytrichaceae |
Genus: | Pogonatum |
Species: | P. urnigerum |
Binomial name | |
Pogonatum urnigerum (Hedw.) P. Beauv. | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Polytrichum urnigerum Hedw. |