Hedwigiales Explained

Hedwigiales is an order of mosses.^[1] It is named after Johannes Hedwig (1730-1799), the founder of modern bryology.

Description

They are a medium to large size acrocarpous moss with irregular branching. A midrib is not normally present in the leaves.^[2]

Classification

There are three families placed in the Hedwigiales.

• Hedwigiaceae
• Helicophyllaceae
• Rhacocarpaceae

Notes and References

1. Book: Goffinet . B. . Buck . W. R. . Shaw . J. . 2008 . Morphology and Classification of the Bryophyta . 55–138 . Goffinet . B. . J. . Shaw . Bryophyte Biology . 2nd . Cambridge University Press. . 9781107377288 . https://books.google.com/books?id=te0fAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT108.
2. Wolfgang Frey, Michael Stech, Eberhard Fischer: Bryophytes and Seedless Vascular Plants (= Syllabus of Plant Families, 3). 13th edition. Borntraeger, Berlin et al. 2009,