moss
Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu stricto''. Bryophyta (''sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which comprise liverworts, mosses, and hor ...
es. It includes 20 to 30
genera
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...
with a total of up to 150 species.Amblystegiaceae. Flora of North America. Volume 28. They occur nearly worldwide, growing in tropical, temperate, and subpolar regions.
These mosses are small to large in size and are yellow, green, or brown in color. Some are aquatic and some terrestrial. Most occur in wet habitat types. Many occur in substrates with a basic pH, but some grow in neutral to acidic substrates.Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2005 onwards The Moss Families of the British Isles. Version: 21 June 2009.
Amblystegium serpens
''Amblystegium serpens'', also known as the creeping feathermoss or nano moss, is a species of moss. It is a common species in Britain.
The species is pleurocarpous
The Bryopsida constitute the largest class of mosses, containing 95% of all ...
Hygrohypnum
Amblystegiaceae is a family of mosses. It includes 20 to 30 genera with a total of up to 150 species.
*'' Hypnites'' Ettingsh.1855
*'' Hypnobartlettia'' Ochyra1985
*'' Koponenia'' Ochyra1985
*'' Larrainia'' W.R. Buck2015
*'' Leptodictyum'' (Sc ...
Loeskypnum
''Loeskypnum'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Amblystegiaceae.
The species of this genus are found in Eurasia and Northern America.
The genus name of ''Loeskypnum'' is in honour of Leopold Loeske (1865-1935), who was a German watc ...
Ochyraea
''Ochyraea'' is a genus of moss in the family Amblystegiaceae.
The genus name of ''Ochyraea'' is in honour of Ryszard Ochyra (born 1949) is a Polish bryologist. They have been found in Europe and across Russia.
The genus was circumscribed by J ...
Platyhypnum
''Platyhypnum'' is a genus of mosses in the family Amblystegiaceae.
Previously accepted as ''Ochyraea'', that genus was named in honour of Ryszard Ochyra (born 1949), a Polish bryology, bryologist and was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribe ...
977
Year 977 ( CMLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Europe
* May – Boris II, dethroned emperor (''tsar'') of Bulgaria, and his brother Roman ma ...
Sanionia
''Sanionia'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Amblystegiaceae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution, and was circumscribed
In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all ...
'' Loeske1907
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Sarmentypnum
''Sarmentypnum'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Calliergonaceae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the wo ...
Scorpidium
''Scorpidium'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Amblystegiaceae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of t ...
Straminergon
''Straminergon'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Amblystegiaceae.
The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of ...
Warnstorfia
''Warnstorfia'' is a genus of mosses. They are known as in Swedish language, Swedish and in Dutch language, Dutch. It was named in honor of Carl Friedrich Warnstorf.Amblystegiaceae Montana Field Guide.
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