Bryum Moss (Bryum pallescens)
Description
Plants 1-5 cm high, multiply branched (autocratic) or schopy (syncytic form), growing individually or in loose lawns. Leaves taut, protruding at a slight angle, dry and slightly twisted. Rhizoids reddish-brown, coarse to fine, papillous. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, rigid and strong, long and tapering. Leaf-ground red, not descending. Leaf edge rolled. Rib wide, often perforated. Cells in the middle of the leaf 50 x 15-18 -m, uniformly net-like, on the margin 2-6 rows of narrow, thick-walled cells.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Bryophyta
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Class: Bryopsida
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Order: Bryales
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Family: Bryaceae
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Genus: Bryum
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