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	Anthoceros agrestis (PATON) DAMSH. ?

Fam.: Anthocerotales / Hornwort Mosses

Genus: Anthoceros L.

Hornworts have a rosette shaped thallus, which can hardly be seen on the photos. The sporophytes are few centimeters long and are standing upright. The moss occurs in Central and Southern Europe.

Authors:
	PATON:	Jean Annette Paton (1929 - ), British botanist with main focus on mosses
	DAMSH.:	Kell Damsholt (1938 - ), Danish bryologist
	L.:	Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals

Etymology:
	Anthoceros:	anthos = blossom, keras = horn
	agrestis:	growing in fields

Anthoceros agrestis ? / Field Hornwort, F Mauguio 13.5.2007

Fig. 1: Anthoceros agrestis ? / Field Hornwort (in marsh)
F Mauguio 13.5.2007

Fig. 2: Anthoceros agrestis ? / Field Hornwort (in marsh)
F Mauguio 13.5.2007

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