acrocarpous


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(of mosses) having the archegonia at the top of the stem

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The two dioicous species, Rosulabryum billarderii (acrocarpous) and W extenuata, produced more female than male stems (Table 2b, d).
Sakanishi, "The effects of mechanical vibration on the microstructure of Gerbera jamesonii acrocarpous callus," Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, vol.
acaulis Rubus chamaemorus 34.2 28.9 Rumex arcticus 5.3 Rumex aquaticus Salix arbusculoides 15.8 13.2 Salix glauca 2.6 5.3 Salix myrtillifolia 60.5 39.5 Saussurea angustifolia 28.9 39.5 Selaginella sibirica 2.6 2.6 Tephroseris atropurpurea 18.4 Packera cymbalaria 7.9 Shepherdia canadensis 5.3 2.6 Solidago multiradiata Spiranthes romanzoffiana 5.3 7.9 Stellaria longipes 2.6 23.7 Tofieldia pusilla Vaccinium uliginosum 97.4 18.4 Vaccinium vitis-idaea 100 34.2 Zigadenus elegans Non-vascular species Bryophytes Acrocarpous mosses 2.6 (unidentified spp.) Aulacomnium acuminatum/palustre 73.7 21.1 Aulacomnium turgidum Bryum pseudotriquetrum 2.6 Bryum sp.
Polytrichum is the dark green moss in the photo, and grows upright (acrocarpous) to a height of a few centimeters.
In early succession after fire, various acrocarpous mosses increase in abundance, and a few species of herbs and grasses appear with the ericaceous dwarf shrubs (Schimmel and Granstr[ddot{o}]m 1996).