Bazzania
The whip Moose ( Bazzania ) comprise a genus of leafy liverworts in the family Lepidoziaceae. It is a taxonomically difficult, mainly common in the tropics and the Südhemispäre genus.
Features
The plants of this genus are medium to large in size and grow in lawns, upholstery or individually between other mosses. The stems are branched dichotomously or seemingly simple. Characteristic are the whip-like flagella at the Stämmchenunterseite, they spring from the axils of the leaves. Edge leaves are overshot, ovate to ligulate and usually with 2 - to 3 - lobed or dentate blade tip. Lower leaves are smaller than the edge sheets, square to roundish, slightly wider than the stems and short 4- bidentate, serrated or entire. The leaf cells usually have distinct Eckverdickungen and contain relatively large, spherical to oval, water-white oil body. The species are dioecious. Gametangia are on short ventral branches that arise from the axils of the leaves. Perianthien are elongated, cylindrical in shape bottom and triangular top, serrated at the constricted mouth to ciliate. Gems are unknown.
System
The genus has over 100 species worldwide. In Europe and Macaronesia, the genus is represented by five species in the area from Germany, Austria and Switzerland come before the following 3 ways:
- Bazzania flaccida
- Bazzania tricrenata
- Bazzania trilobata
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