Plants and their ways in South Africa . Fig. 200.—Transverse section through the middle portion of thallus ofPellia epiphylla. R, rhizoids ; S, S, sheath ; St, stalk of antheridium ; A,capsule or head of antheridium (magnified). (From Evans * Intermediate TextBook of Botany .) Mosses, like liverworts, usually grow best in moist, shadyplaces. We can find mosses on the ground under the shadeof bushes and trees, or on the trunks of trees, but they growbest in moist woods or ravines. If no woods are near, look onthatched roofs, which are often beautifully green with moss onthe shaded southern slop
Plants and their ways in South Africa . Fig. 200.—Transverse section through the middle portion of thallus ofPellia epiphylla. R, rhizoids ; S, S, sheath ; St, stalk of antheridium ; A,capsule or head of antheridium (magnified). (From Evans * Intermediate TextBook of Botany .) Mosses, like liverworts, usually grow best in moist, shadyplaces. We can find mosses on the ground under the shadeof bushes and trees, or on the trunks of trees, but they growbest in moist woods or ravines. If no woods are near, look onthatched roofs, which are often beautifully green with moss onthe shaded southern slope. Mosses have leafy stems, and by examining the tips ofthese stems in early spring, sharp eyes, with a hand lens, can 15* 228 Plants and their Ways in South Africa just detect in the tops of some of the stalks little bodies, sur-. Fig. 20I.—Section of Pellia epiphvlla through an involucre. R, rhizoids ;T, I, involucre ; AA, developing archegonia (magnified). (From Evans* Inter-mediate Text Book of Botany .) rounded by a rosette ol leaves. These correspond to theantheridia of the liverwort.
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