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asplenium fissidens moss
Scientific Name: Fissidens asplenioides
Family: Fissidentaceae
Category: Moss
Growth: Nonvascular
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Fissidens asplenioides
Fissidens asplenioides, commonly known as Asplenium Fissidens Moss, is a nonvascular plant belonging to the moss family.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Fissidens asplenioides Hedw.
- Common Name: Asplenium Fissidens Moss
- Family: Fissidentaceae
- Group: Moss
- Growth Habit: Nonvascular
- Symbol: FIAS
- Taxonomic Serial Number: 16905 (ITIS)
Distribution and Habitat
- The text mentions a distributional map for Fissidens asplenioides Hedw. in the USA and Canada.
- This moss is also found on drier shaded rocks.
- Native to North America.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Fissidens asplenioides is described as a featherlike moss with tight, deep green down.
- It is a nonvascular plant (a moss).
- It grows relatively slowly and requires more light than other mosses.
Ecological Role
- It can grow on rocks in shaded areas.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Grows with Wall Rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Further Information
- Information is available from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
- British Database of World Flora and Fauna.
- Encyclopedia of Life.