Schistostega

D. Mohr

Observ. Bot., 26. 1803 ,.

Etymology: Greek schistos, split or divided, and stego, cover, apparently alluding to erroneous observation that operculum splits
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 27. Treatment on page 475.
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Plants fernlike, bluish gray-green, occasionally with a reddish purple tint, scattered, as clustered or tufted frondiform shoots. Stems 4–7 mm from a protonema composed of filamentous strands of tiny, clear, spheric cells.

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Judith A. Harpel +
D. Mohr +
conic-mitrate +
spheric +
Circumboreal +
Greek schistos, split or divided, and stego, cover, apparently alluding to erroneous observation that operculum splits +
distichous-complanate +
planoconvex +
acute +  and linear-lanceolate +
Observ. Bot., +
straight +
frondiform +
arising +  and erect +
filamentous +
developing +  and specialized +
sexual +  and asexual +
Schistostega +
Schistostegaceae +
bluish gray-green +
female +, male +  and dioicous +