Anthoceros

plant genus

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classification of hornworts

  • hornwort
    In hornwort

    The largest genus, Anthoceros, has a worldwide distribution. Dendroceros and Megaceros are mainly tropical genera. Hornworts have an ancient lineage and are thought to be some of the earliest plants to have evolved on land.

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  • weeping willow tree
    In plant: Annotated classification

    …lacking an operculum; representative genus, Anthoceros. Division Marchantiophyta (liverworts) Gametophytes either “leafy” or dorsiventrally flattened (strap-shaped) and thalloid; leafy forms with leaves in 3 rows, 2 lateral and 1 below; leaves usually notched or lobed, with thickened midrib lacking; gametophytes with unicellular rhizoids; many chloroplasts per

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