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MOSSES
Click here for Mosses to Know in the Field
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| Andreaeidae | Introduction to the Andreaeopsida | ||
| Sphagnidae | Introduction to Sphagnum | Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association |
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Images of Moss Sporophytes |
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| Young sporophytes attached to gametophytes, capsules not yet expanded |  click image to enlarge |
| Pleuridium a "pygmy" moss and a winter/spring ephemeral. This specimen collected 4/4/99 from an agricultural field along the Tennessee River, Alabama. The reddish brown structures are capsules containing spores |  click image to enlarge |
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| Perisotomes |  click
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Growth forms |
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| Upright growth of shoots |  click image to enlarge |
| Prostrate growth of shoots | 
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Click for web site showing a variety of peristome teeth