Moss (Briophytes)

Moss. (foto F. Padovan)

     Panel IV In the centre the biological cycle of the moss is shown and the alternation of the two reproductive phases, the gametophyte and through spores. There are also photographs of the most common mosses (e.g. Sphagnum, Dicranum, Hylocomium) and hepatics (Marchantia) with some notes about their ecology.