Rhynchostegium serrulatum

Rhynchostegium serrulatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Bryidae
Order:	Hypnales
Family:	Brachytheciaceae
Genus:	Rhynchostegium
Species:	R. serrulatum
Binomial name
	Rhynchostegium serrulatum; (Hedw.) A.Jaeger
Synonyms
	Brachythecium serrulatum (Hedw.) H.Rob.; Eurhynchium serrulatum (Hedw.) Kindb.; Hypnum huitomalconum Müll.Hal.; Hypnum serrulatum Hedw.; Rhynchostegium blandum Hampe; Rhynchostegium blandum Hampe ex Besch.; Rhynchostegium callistomum Besch.; Rhynchostegium expallescens A.Jaeger; Rhynchostegium frondicola Müll.Hal.;

Rhynchotegium serrulatum is a species of moss in the Brachytheciaceae family.^[1] It is mainly distributed throughout the Americas.^[1]

Rhynchotegium serrulatum is known to be able to use artificial light to grow in places which are otherwise devoid of natural light, such as Niagara Cave. ^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Rhynchostegium serrulatum". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
^ Thatcher, Edward P. (1947). "Observations on Bryophytes Living in an Artificially Illuminated Limestone Cave". The American Midland Naturalist. 37 (3): 797–800. doi:10.2307/2421476.

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[GBIF-1] "Rhynchostegium serrulatum". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

[2] Thatcher, Edward P. (1947). "Observations on Bryophytes Living in an Artificially Illuminated Limestone Cave". The American Midland Naturalist. 37 (3): 797–800. doi:10.2307/2421476.

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