Palustriella falcata (Brid.) Hedenäs (Amblystegiaceae, Bryopsida) with pluristratose lamina: Morphological variability of specimens in springs of the Italian Alps

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 286, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 59-68

  Spitale, Daniel ^a   Petraglia, Alessandro ^b  

^a MUSEO TRIDENTINO DI SCIENZE NATURALI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aquatic habitats; Morphological plasticity; Mosses; Province of Trento

Indexed keywords

AMBLYSTEGIACEAE; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; PALUSTRIELLA FALCATA; PALUSTRIELLA PLURISTRATOSA;

EID: 77952424506     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: 16156110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-010-0279-0     Document Type: Article

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