Anthoceros laevis L.

  • Authority

    Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.

  • Family

    Anthocerotaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Anthoceros laevis L.

  • Description

    Species Description - Thallus nearly plane on the upper surface, dark green and somewhat lustrous, destitute of intercellular spaces. Capsule mostly 1-3 cm. long, the base surrounded by a cylindrical sheath often flaring at the mouth; spores yellow, the surface granular-papillose; elaters yellowish, very variable in size and form, often branched.

  • Distribution

    Along the Adelaide Road, New Providence. Brace. Widely distributed in North America, Europe and Asia. The Bahamian specimens are sterile and their determination is therefore doubtful. Yellow-spored Anthoceros.

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