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Ptychostomum capillare

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Ptychostomum capillare
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Bryales
Family: Bryaceae
Genus: Ptychostomum
Species:
P. capillare
Binomial name
Ptychostomum capillare
(Hedw.) D.T.Holyoak & N.Pedersen
Synonyms[1]

Bryum capillare Hedw.

Ptychostomum capillare, formerly designated as Bryum capillare, is a species of moss belonging to the family Bryaceae.[1] It is known as capillary thread-moss.[2]

It has cosmopolitan distribution.[3]

Ptychostomum capillare is known to be able to use artificial light to grow in places which are otherwise devoid of natural light, such as Crystal Cave in Wisconsin.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bryum capillare Hedw". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Bryum capillare". British Bryological Society. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Bryum capillare Hedw". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  4. ^ Thatcher, Edward P. (1949). "Bryophytes of an Artificially Illuminated Cave". The Bryologist. 52 (4): 212–214. doi:10.2307/3239480.