Pogonatum aloides (Hedw.) P.Beauv.
(Aloe Haircap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPogonatum aloides (Aloe Haircap)
GenusPogonatum (a genus of haircaps)
FamilyPOLYTRICHACEAE (haircap and smoothcap mosses)
OrderPOLYTRICHALES (haircap and smoothcap mosses)
ClassPOLYTRICHOPSIDA (haircap and smoothcap mosses)
PhylumBRYOPHYTA (mosses)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Pogonatum aloides (Aloe Haircap) :
1: Pogonatum aloides (Aloe Haircap)
17 Feb 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on rootplate of fallen Birch
Image 1: PlantsImage 2: Plants - close-upImage 3: Plants - fertileImage 4: Plants - fertile (2)Image 5: Plants - fertile - close-up - side viewImage 6: Plants - fertile - side viewImage 7: Plants - fertile - side view - close-upImage 8: Plants - infertile - close-upImage 9: Plants - infertile - close-up (2)Image 10: Plants - infertile - with persistant protonemaImage 11: Plants - male - close-upImage 12: Plants - male - close-up (2)Image 13: Plants - male plants, many eaten out (by snails?)Image 14: Calyptra - removedImage 15: Capsule - close-upImage 16: Capsule with calyptraImage 17: Capsule with calyptra - close-upImage 18: Epiphragm - in situImage 19: Plant - male antheridium - magnifiedImage 20: Plant - male - magnifiedImage 21: Plant - male - magnified (2)Image 22: Plants - infertile - magnifiedImage 23: Plants - infertile - side view - magnifiedImage 24: Plants- male - magnifiedImage 25: Young plants amongst persistant protonema - magnifiedImage 26: Young plants amongst protonema - magnifiedImage 27: Young plants - magnifiedImage 28: Capsule surface showing papillaeImage 29: Capsule surface showing papillae (2)Image 30: EpiphragmImage 31: Epiphragm - partImage 32: Lamella from leaf surfaceImage 33: Leaf - abaxial surfaceImage 34: Leaf - abaxial - teeth on back of nerve near tipImage 35: Leaf base - abaxial surfaceImage 36: Leaf cells - near baseImage 37: Leaf edge - toothImage 38: Leaf margin - mid leafImage 39: Leaf margin near tipImage 40: Peristome teethImage 41: ProtonemaImage 42: Protonema (2)Image 43: Protonema (3)Image 44: SporesImage 45: Spores (2)

Pogonatum aloides (Aloe Haircap) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pogonatum aloides (Aloe Haircap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pogonatum aloides (Aloe Haircap)
Creative Commons License
This website is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence.

Unless otherwise expressly stated, all original material on the BioImages website by Malcolm Storey is licensed under the above Creative Commons Licence.

Photographs from other photographers are used with permission but not included under the above CC licence.

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)