Sphagnales

3-332.11.00: Sphagnales
Clades: Bryopsida; Algae; Cryptogamae; Viridiplantae; Plants.IntroductionSphagnales is a Order in Bryopsida.Families: Sphagnaceae, Flatbergiaceae, Ambuchananiaceae.Botany Sphagnales
Cladocarpous. Main stems with capitulum: central parenchyma, internal cylinder, cortex. Branches fasci- cled, rarely absent; retort cells present/absent. Leaves with hyalocysts and chlorocysts. Dioicous, occasio- nally autoicous. Antheridia single, subglobose, long-stalked in leaves axils. Archegonia terminal on short branches in capitulum. Spore sac dome-shaped Spores in tetrads, trilete mark present. Calyptra present. Bogs and mires (peat mosses).