Splachnaceae
Sign in to saveSplachnaceae is a family of mosses, containing around 70 species in 6 genera. Around half of those species are entomophilous, using insects to disperse their spores, a characteristic found in no other seedless land plants.
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- Parent taxon
- Splachnales
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20 sectionsContents
- Description
- Gametophyte
- Early stages
- Spores
- Chloronema
- Caulonema
- Sporophyte
- Taxonomy
- List of genera
- Distribution and habitat
- Ecological relationships and life cycle
- Entomophily
- Morphological adaptations
- Chemical adaptations
- Coprophily
- Life cycle
- Botanical history
- Synonyms
- Evolutionary history
- References
Splachnaceae is a family of mosses, containing around 70 species in 6 genera. Around half of those species are entomophilous, using insects to disperse their spores, a characteristic found in no other seedless land plants.
Many species in this family are coprophilous, growing exclusively on animal faeces or carrion. For this reason, certain genera such as Splachnum Hedw. are often referred to as dung mosses.