familySchistostegaceae
genusSchistostega
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Schistostega
Observ. Bot., 26. 1803 ,.
Etymology: Greek schistos, split or divided, and stego, cover, apparently alluding to erroneous observation that operculum splits
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 27. Treatment on page 475.
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| Taxon | Illustrator ⠉ | |
|---|---|---|
 | Schistostega pennata | Patricia M. Eckel |
Plants fernlike, bluish gray-green, occasionally with a reddish purple tint, scattered, as clustered or tufted frondiform shoots. Stems 4–7 mm from a protonema composed of filamentous strands of tiny, clear, spheric cells.
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... more about "Schistostega"
conic-mitrate +
clear +
spheric +
Circumboreal +
Greek schistos, split or divided, and stego, cover, apparently alluding to erroneous observation that operculum splits +
distichous-complanate +
planoconvex +
absent +
light +
persistent +
Observ. Bot., +
straight +
clustered +
sterile +
frondiform +
elliptic +
sticky +
naked +
4mm;7mm +
filamentous +
absent +
Schistostega +
Schistostegaceae +
genus +
scattered +
bluish gray-green +
fernlike +
small +