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Syntrichia latifolia, formerly Tortula latifolia, and commonly known as water screw-moss, is a species of moss belonging to the family Pottiaceae. Syntrichia species differ from members of Tortula due to synapomorphic leaf qualities, such as different basal and distal cells, as well as different costal cross sections where Tortula has an abaxial epidermis and Syntrichia lacks one.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Syntrichia
- Family
- Pottiaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Wideleaf Tortula Moss en Water Screw-moss
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