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BRYOPHYTA [26 records]

Record 1 2024-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mosses and Related Plants
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A bryophyte (division Bryophyta) of the family Pottiaceae.

Key term(s)
  • drooping-leaved beard moss
  • drooping leaved beard-moss

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mousses et plantes apparentées
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Bryophyte(division Bryophyta) de la famille des Pottiaceae.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mosses and Related Plants
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A bryophyte (division Bryophyta) of the family Buxbaumiaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mousses et plantes apparentées
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Bryophyte(division Bryophyta) de la famille des Buxbaumiaceae.

Spanish

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Record 3 2016-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mosses and Related Plants
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A bryophyte (division Bryophyta) of the family Pottiaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mousses et plantes apparentées
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Bryophyte(division Bryophyta) de la famille des Pottiaceae.

Spanish

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Record 4 2015-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mosses and Related Plants
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A bryophyte (division Bryophyta) of the family Bryaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mousses et plantes apparentées
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Bryophyte(division Bryophyta) de la famille des Bryaceae.

Spanish

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Record 5 2015-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mosses and Related Plants
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A bryophyte (division Bryophyta) of the family Leskeaceae.

OBS

Pseudoleskea radicosa var. compacta: There is no common name for this species of bryophyte.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mousses et plantes apparentées
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Bryophyte(division Bryophyta) de la famille des Leskeaceae.

Spanish

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Record 6 2015-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mosses and Related Plants
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A bryophyte (division Bryophyta) of the family Thuidiaceae.

OBS

Helodium blandowii var. helodioides: There is no common name for this species of bryophyte.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mousses et plantes apparentées
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Bryophyte(division Bryophyta) de la famille des Thuidiaceae.

Spanish

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Record 7 2015-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mosses and Related Plants
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A bryophyte (division Bryophyta) of the family Dicranaceae.

OBS

Dicranum majus var. orthophyllum: There is no common name for this species of bryophyte.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mousses et plantes apparentées
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Bryophyte(division Bryophyta) de la famille des Dicranaceae.

Spanish

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Record 8 2015-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mosses and Related Plants
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A bryophyte (division Bryophyta) of the family Hypnaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mousses et plantes apparentées
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Bryophyte(division Bryophyta) de la famille des Hypnaceae.

Spanish

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Record 9 2015-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mosses and Related Plants
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A bryophyte (division Bryophyta) of the family Thuidiaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mousses et plantes apparentées
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Bryophyte(division Bryophyta) de la famille des Thuidiaceae.

Spanish

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Record 10 2015-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mosses and Related Plants
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A bryophyte (division Bryophyta) of the family Polytrichaceae.

OBS

Polytrichum commune var. perigoniale: There is no common name for this species of bryophyte.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mousses et plantes apparentées
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Bryophyte(division Bryophyta) de la famille des Polytrichaceae.

Spanish

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Record 11 2015-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mosses and Related Plants
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A bryophyte (division Bryophyta) of the family Sphagnaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mousses et plantes apparentées
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Bryophyte(division Bryophyta) de la famille des Sphagnaceae.

Spanish

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Record 12 2015-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mosses and Related Plants
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A bryophyte (division Bryophyta) of the family Bryaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mousses et plantes apparentées
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Bryophyte(division Bryophyta) de la famille des Bryaceae.

Spanish

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Record 13 2015-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mosses and Related Plants
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A bryophyte (division Bryophyta) of the family Myriniaceae.

OBS

Schwetschkeopsis fabronia: There is no common name for this species of bryophyte.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mousses et plantes apparentées
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Bryophyte(division Bryophyta) de la famille des Myriniaceae.

Spanish

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Record 14 2015-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mosses and Related Plants
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A bryophyte (division Bryophyta) of the family Hypnaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mousses et plantes apparentées
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Bryophyte(division Bryophyta) de la famille des Hypnaceae.

Spanish

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Record 15 2015-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mosses and Related Plants
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A bryophyte (division Bryophyta) of the family Hylocomiaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mousses et plantes apparentées
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Bryophyte(division Bryophyta) de la famille des Hylocomiaceae.

Spanish

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Record 16 2015-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mosses and Related Plants
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A bryophyte (division Bryophyta) of the family Pottiaceae.

OBS

Tortula nevadensis: There is no common name for this species of bryophyte.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mousses et plantes apparentées
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Bryophyte(division Bryophyta) de la famille des Pottiaceae.

Spanish

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Record 17 2015-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mosses and Related Plants
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A bryophyte (division Bryophyta) of the family Sphagnaceae.

OBS

Sphagnum isoviitae: There is no common name for this species of bryophyte.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mousses et plantes apparentées
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Bryophyte(division Bryophyta) de la famille des Sphagnaceae.

Spanish

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Record 18 2014-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mosses and Related Plants
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

With over 12,000 species recognized worldwide, the Bryophyta, or mosses, are the most speciose of the three phyla of bryophytes. The other two phyla are Marchantiophyta or liverworts and Anthocerotophyta or hornworts. The term “bryophytes” is a general, inclusive term for these three groups though they are only superficially related.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mousses et plantes apparentées
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

L'embranchement des Bryophyta ne concerne que les mousses au sens strict, tandis que le terme «bryophytes» pris au sens large s’applique aux trois embranchements de plantes terrestres qui ne possèdent pas de vrai système vasculaire(Hepaticophyta, Anthocerotophyta et Bryophyta).

Spanish

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Record 19 2014-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mosses and Related Plants
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A bryophyte (division Bryophyte) of the family Pottiaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mousses et plantes apparentées
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Bryophyte(division Bryophyta) de la famille des Pottiaceae.

Spanish

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Record 20 2013-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mosses and Related Plants
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A family of mosses (order Hypnobryales) that usually grow in dense mats and have asymmetrical capsules.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mousses et plantes apparentées
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Famille de mousses(Bryophyta) qui regroupe entre autres le genre Hypnum.

Spanish

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Record 21 2012-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Mosses and Related Plants
DEF

The fringe of teeth surrounding the orifice of a moss capsule.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Mousses et plantes apparentées
DEF

Cercle de dents, simples ou doubles, qui entoure l'orifice de la capsule des mousses(Bryophyta).

Spanish

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Record 22 2012-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Mosses and Related Plants
DEF

Referring to a moss (Bryophyta) that lacks a peristome.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Mousses et plantes apparentées
DEF

Se dit d’une mousse(Bryophyta) qui n’ a pas de péristome.

Spanish

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Record 23 2012-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
CONT

With over 12,000 species recognized worldwide, the Bryophyta, or mosses, are themost speciose of the three phyla of bryophytes. The other two phyla are Marchantiophyta or liverworts and Anthocerotophyta or hornworts. The term “bryophytes” is a general, inclusive term for these three groups thoughthey are only superficially related.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
CONT

L'embranchement des Bryophyta ne concerne que les mousses au sens strict, tandis que le terme «bryophytes» pris au sens large s’applique aux trois embranchements de plantes terrestres qui ne possèdent pas de vrai système vasculaire(Hepaticophyta, Anthocerotophyta et Bryophyta).

Spanish

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Record 24 2012-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mosses and Related Plants
CONT

The peristomate or true mosses have traditionally been divided into two broad morphological groups, namely, acrocarps and pleurocarps, based on theposition of the perichaetia and subsequent sporophytes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mousses et plantes apparentées
DEF

Grand groupe de mousses dans le sens strict(Bryophyta) qui rassemble les mousses dont les archégones, et par conséquent le sporogone, sont au sommet des tiges.

Spanish

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Record 25 2012-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mosses and Related Plants
CONT

The peristomate or true mosses have traditionally been divided into two broad morphological groups, namely, acrocarps and pleurocarps, based on theposition of the perichaetia and subsequent sporophytes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mousses et plantes apparentées
DEF

Grand groupe chez les mousses au sens strict(Bryophyta) qui rassemble les mousses à tiges généralement couchées, rampantes, se ramifiant abondamment et croissant en tapis ou en gazons plutôt qu'en touffes.

Spanish

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Record 26 2012-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mosses and Related Plants
DEF

Referring to a moss (Bryophyta) having the sporophyte at the end of a stem.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mousses et plantes apparentées
DEF

Se dit d’une mousse(Bryophyta) dont le sporophyte se trouve à l'extrémité d’une tige ou d’une branche principale.

Spanish

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