Amblystegium serpens
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Hypnales |
| Family: | Amblystegiaceae |
| Genus: | Amblystegium |
| Species: | A. serpens |
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| Amblystegium serpens Schimp. |
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Creeping Feather-moss (Amblystegium serpens) is a species of moss.
Its range includes Britain, where it is a common species.
It is pleurosporogonicus in form, matt in appearance, and with ovate to lanceolate leaves which end in a fine acute point.
It forms creeping mats on decaying tree stumps, hedgebanks and other shaded sites.
[edit] References
- Watson, E. V. (1981) British Mosses and Liverworts 3rd edn. pp. 340-341
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