Field Hornwort is a species of hornwort in the family Anthocerotaceae. It is treated as the model species for studying hornwort biology, including traits unique to hornworts such as their symbiotic relationship with the cyanobacterium Nostoc and their use of pyrenoids, cell structures that concentrate carbon dioxide and enhance photosynthesis.
Facts
Classification
DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Scientific Name Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Field Hornwort
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Luxembourg, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Portugal, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Taiwan, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikidata: Field Hornwort
- Wikidata Q341574, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikipedia 'Anthoceros agrestis': their use of pyrenoids to enhance photosynthesis
- Child Taxon Of: Anthocerotophyta, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source2. Wikipedia: Anthoceros agrestis
Wikipedia- Wikidata Q341574 (P225 taxon name)
article text (habitat realm), EntityId 329640
It is a lowland species found in moist soil in arable fields and ditches.
View the Source IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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