Cryphaea lamyana
Appearance
Cryphaea lamyana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Bryopsida |
Subclass: | Bryidae |
Order: | Hypnales |
Family: | Cryphaeaceae |
Genus: | Cryphaea |
Species: | C. lamyana
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Binomial name | |
Cryphaea lamyana (Mont.) Müll. Hal.
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Cryphaea lamyana is an aquatic moss found in unpolluted rivers,[1] It is local or rare throughout its range and in the UK is restricted to a few sites in Cornwall and Devon and a number of sites on the River Teifi where it is most commonly found.
Its common name is multi-fruited river moss so named because of the spherical orange capsules in which it bears its spores.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Cryphaea lamyana:the multi-fruited river-moss" (PDF). Plantlife. 2003. Retrieved 13 March 2019.