Bryophytes
Mosses, Liverworts & Hornworts
"Bryophytes" is a resource devoted to Bryology, the branch of plant science concerned with the study of mosses, liverworts and hornworts. It provides information on the classification, structural features, natural history, ecology and evolutionary relationships of these plants. Although small in stature, bryophytes play significant roles in diverse terrestrial ecosystems. They are found growing on soil, rocks and/or trees throughout the world, from coastal Antarctica to the peat bogs of the Northern hemisphere, from the deserts of Australia to the rain forests of the Amazon. They are an essential part of this planet's biodiversity. Click on any of the topics listed to learn more about these fascinating organisms.
September, 2009
New Poster - Gynoecial organization and sporophyte anatomy of Herzogianthus R. M. Schust., a rare New Zealand. liverwort. Botany & Mycology 2009 [Botanical Society of America]. July 25-29, 2009. Snowbird, Utah, USA. Abstract. Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Bryological and Lichenological Society. Recent Topics Poster: Presented by Joshua Salter
New images by Li Zhang – Five liverworts: Asterella tenella (L.) P. Beauv., Frullania inflata Gottsche, Pellia epiphylla (L.) Corda, Riccia lamellosa Gottsche, and Riccia hirta (Austin) Underw. and 10 mosses: Cordriophorus norrisii (Bednarek-Ochyra & Ochyra) Bednarek-Ochyra & Ochyra, Crumia latifolia (Kindb. ex Macoun) W. B. Schofield, Dendroalsia abietiana (Hook.) E. Britton, Hedwigia ciliata (Hedw.) P. Beauv., Homalothecium pinnatifidum (Sull. & Lesq.) E. Lawton, Kindbergia sp., Mielichhoferia elongata (Hoppe & Hornsch.) Nees & Hornsch., Mielichhloferia shevockii (Sharp) A. J. Shaw, Syntrichia sp., and Thuidium recognitum (Hedw.) Lindb.
Summer, 2009
Studies in the United Kingdom (April 14-20, 2009).
Barbara Crandall-Stotler and Raymond Stotler participated in the Chicago Meeting (May 26 to May 29, 2009) of ELPT (Early Land Plants Today - Uniting Taxonomy, Nomenclature, & Geography) at The Field Museum, Chicago, U.S.A. <http://www.early-land-plants-today.org/Chicago-meeting/list-of-participants>. Links to the ELPT Home page and a slide show of contributors may be viewed at <http://www.early-land-plants-today.org/Chicago-meeting/photos>. Additional photos taken by Barbara Crandall-Stotler at that meeting include the following: Tamás Pócs (Hungary), Denise da Costa (Brazil) & Li Zhang (China), Raymond Stotler (USA) & Jirí Vána (Czech Republic), and Nadya Konstantinova (Russia)
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