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Anthoceros agrestis (PATON) DAMSH. ? |
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Fam.: Anthocerotales / Hornwort Mosses
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| Genus: Anthoceros L. |
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| Jean Annette Paton (1929 - ), British botanist with main focus on mosses | |||
| Kell Damsholt (1938 - ), Danish bryologist | |||
| Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals | |||
| Etymology: | |||
| Anthoceros: | anthos = blossom, keras = horn | ||
| agrestis: | growing in fields | ||
Hornworts have a rosette shaped thallus, which can hardly be seen on the photos. The sporophytes are few centimeters long and are standing upright. The moss occurs in Central and Southern Europe. | ||
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