In this article we will discuss about the morphology of funaria with the help of a suitable diagram. A common moss, Funaria is widely distributed in temperate as well as tropical regions of the world. One of its species F. hygrometrica, is cosmopolitan and best known. It is a terrestrial plant growing in close tufts and is one of the [...]
In this article we will discuss about the anatomy of funaria with the help of a suitable diagram. Internally, the stem is differentiated (Fig. 4.1D) into a narrow central cylinder and a broad cortex, bound by epidermis. The epidermis is a one-cell thick layer of chlorophyllous cells. The cortex comprises thin-walled cells of relatively bigger size in the inner region [...]
In this article we will discuss about the morphology of sphagnum with the help of a suitable diagram. Sphagnum is a cosmopolitan genus that grows abundantly as dense masses in ponds, lakes or sites where due to seepage soft water is' available but there is little lime. It reaches its greatest abundance in cooler temperate regions of northern hemisphere where [...]