Key to Tasmanian Dicots
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1. Sematophyllum homomallum
2. Warbugiella leucocyta capsule wall cells
3. Warbigiella leucocyta leaf alar cells
SEMATOPHYLLACEAE
 
The Sematophyllaceae is a largely tropical family of mosses of which Tasmania has 3 genera and around 7 species.

Members of the Sematophyllaceae tend to form small dense patches on wood or rock substrates. They mostly have prostrate stems which are pinnately branched. The leaves have a very conspicuous alar region.

The anatomy of the capsule wall and the morphology of the alar cells are useful diagnostic characters. 

 
 
 
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