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Anthoceros
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Anthoceros

Anthoceros is a genus of hornworts in the family Anthocerotaceae. The genus is global in its distribution. Its name means 'flower horn', and refers to the characteristic horn-shaped sporophytes that all hornworts produce.

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Anthoceros fusiformis

speciesAnthoceros fusiformis

Field Hornwort

speciesAnthoceros agrestis

Dotted Hornwort

speciesAnthoceros punctatus

Macoun's anthoceros

speciesAnthoceros macounii

Anthoceros mandonii

speciesAnthoceros mandonii

Anthoceros caucasicus

speciesAnthoceros caucasicus

Anthoceros laminifer

speciesAnthoceros laminifer

Anthoceros fragilis

speciesAnthoceros fragilis

Anthoceros angustus

speciesAnthoceros angustus

Anthoceros neesii

speciesAnthoceros neesii

Anthoceros cristatus

speciesAnthoceros cristatus

Anthoceros tristanianus

speciesAnthoceros tristanianus

Anthoceros scariosus

speciesAnthoceros scariosus

Anthoceros tuberculatus

speciesAnthoceros tuberculatus

Anthoceros granulatus

speciesAnthoceros granulatus

Anthoceros dimorphus

speciesAnthoceros dimorphus

Anthoceros natalensis

speciesAnthoceros natalensis

Anthoceros sambesianus

speciesAnthoceros sambesianus

Anthoceros spinisporus

speciesAnthoceros spinisporus

Anthoceros costatus

speciesAnthoceros costatus

Anthoceros adscendens

speciesAnthoceros adscendens

Anthoceros aethyopicus

speciesAnthoceros aethyopicus

Anthoceros apocynon

speciesAnthoceros apocynon

Anthoceros brunnthaleri

speciesAnthoceros brunnthaleri

Anthoceros buettneri

speciesAnthoceros buettneri

Anthoceros capricornii

speciesAnthoceros capricornii

Anthoceros cavernosus

speciesAnthoceros cavernosus

Anthoceros chambensis

speciesAnthoceros chambensis

Anthoceros chungii

speciesAnthoceros chungii

Anthoceros crispatus

speciesAnthoceros crispatus

Anthoceros erectus

speciesAnthoceros erectus

Anthoceros expansus

speciesAnthoceros expansus

Anthoceros ferdinandi-muelleri

speciesAnthoceros ferdinandi-muelleri

Anthoceros floribundus

speciesAnthoceros floribundus

Anthoceros gasongorii

speciesAnthoceros gasongorii

Anthoceros harrisanus

speciesAnthoceros harrisanus

Anthoceros jamesonii

speciesAnthoceros jamesonii

Anthoceros javanicoides

speciesAnthoceros javanicoides

Anthoceros jungermannioides

speciesAnthoceros jungermannioides

Anthoceros kajumas

speciesAnthoceros kajumas

Anthoceros koshii

speciesAnthoceros koshii

Anthoceros macrosporus

speciesAnthoceros macrosporus

Anthoceros maritimus

speciesAnthoceros maritimus

Anthoceros megasporus

speciesAnthoceros megasporus

Anthoceros mildbraedii

speciesAnthoceros mildbraedii

Anthoceros myriandroecius

speciesAnthoceros myriandroecius

Anthoceros niger

speciesAnthoceros niger

Anthoceros orizabensis

speciesAnthoceros orizabensis

Anthoceros palssoniae

speciesAnthoceros palssoniae

Anthoceros pandei

speciesAnthoceros pandei

Anthoceros parvifrons

speciesAnthoceros parvifrons

Anthoceros patagonicus

speciesAnthoceros patagonicus

Anthoceros peruvianus

speciesAnthoceros peruvianus

Anthoceros pinnatus

speciesAnthoceros pinnatus

Anthoceros pseudocostus

speciesAnthoceros pseudocostus

Anthoceros pusillus

speciesAnthoceros pusillus

Anthoceros rossoi

speciesAnthoceros rossoi

Anthoceros rosulans

speciesAnthoceros rosulans

Anthoceros schroederi

speciesAnthoceros schroederi

Anthoceros serratus

speciesAnthoceros serratus

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