Nardia

Nardia scalaris

Nardia is a moss genus of order Jungermanniales. It is named after the Italian and Abbot Stanislaus Nardi, one of the sponsors for Genera Plantarum Michelis.

Features

The plants bear round edge leaves. The lamina cells of the flank leaves have triangular thickenings in the corners. Occur two to three large oil bodies per cell. The lower leaves are lanceolate to pike -shaped. The foot of the Sporogons is sunk in a protuberance of Stämmchengewebes, called Perygynium.

System

Nardia is a genus of Jungermanniaceae family. Worldwide there are about 17 species, five of which occur in Europe:

• Nardia breidleri
• Nardia compressa
• Nardia geoscyphus
• Nardia insecta
• Nardia scalaris

Documents

• Jan- Peter Frahm, Wolfgang Frey, J. Döring: Moss flora. 4th revised and expanded edition ( UTB for Science, Volume 1250). Ulmer, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-8001-2772-5 ( Ulmer) ISBN 3-8252-1250-5 & ( UTB ).