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Anthoceros agrestis
About
Anthoceros agrestis, commonly called field hornwort, is a bryophyte of the family Anthocerotaceae. A. agrestis is considered the model species for hornwort biology and is used to study some of the unique traits that hornworts possess, such as their symbiotic relationship with nostoc and their use of pyrenoids to enhance photosynthesis.
- Family
- Anthocerotaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Anthoceros agrestis
- Slug
- anthoceros-agrestis
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Anthocerotaceae
- Genus
- Anthoceros
- Species
- agrestis
- Wikidata QID
- Q341574
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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