Splachnum sphaericum
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Splachnum sphaericum (also known as pinkstink dung moss, round-fruited collar-moss) is a species of moss. The floral region of this species is North America US Lower 48 states.[1] It also occurs in upland Britain, where it is known as Round-fruited Collar-moss [2] and in north temperate and boreal regions of Europe. Its habitat is bog and wet heathland where it grows on herbivore dung. This and other Splachnum species are entomophilous. The sporophytes, which are generally coloured red or black, produce an odour of carrion that is attractive to flies and the spores are dispersed by flies to fresh dung. [3]
References
- ^ United States Department of Agriculture (18 September 2011). "Splachnum sphaericum Hedw". Plants Profile. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ British Bryological Society (12 December 2011). "Europe Hedw" (PDF). Plants Profile. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check|authorlink=value (help); External link in|authorlink= - ^ J. R. Vaizey (1890) On the Morphology of the Sporophyte of Splachnum luteum. Annals of Botany 1, 1-8.
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