Male foot of bank haircap moss (Polytrichastrum formosum)

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Male foot of bank haircap moss (Polytrichastrum formosum). The stem and small basket of perigonial leaves often reduced to scales, at the base of which are the antheridia (male reproductive organs). A new stem grows in the centre of the basket.

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Keywords: antheridia, basket, elegant, foot, formosum, leaves, male, perigonial, polytric, polytrichastrum, small, stem