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amblystegium moss
Scientific Name: Amblystegium serpens
Family: Amblystegiaceae
Category: Moss
Growth: Nonvascular
Duration:
Other Names:
Creeping Feathermoss (Amblystegium serpens)
Amblystegium serpens, commonly known as creeping feathermoss, is a pleurocarpous moss that forms intricate, spreading patches. Its small size and adaptability make it a fascinating subject for study and observation.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Amblystegium serpens
- Common Names: Creeping feathermoss, Amblystegium moss, Nano moss, Willow Feather-moss
- Family: Amblystegiaceae
- Genus: Amblystegium Schimp. in B.S.G. (Type genus of the traditional family Amblystegiaceae)
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Synonyms:
- Amblystegium serpens (Hedw.) Schimp.
- Amblystegium serpens var. juratzkanum (Schimp.) Rau & Herv.
- Amblystegium serpens subsp. schlotthaueri Renauld & Cardot
- Alternative Scientific Names:
- Amblystegium serpens W. P. Schimper in B. S. G., 1853
Morphological Characteristics
- The creeping feathermoss features mid- to dark green, irregularly branched shoots, typically 1 to 2 cm long.
- Stem leaves are very small, normally around 0.5 mm in length.
- Forms loose, soft mats.
Habitat and Distribution
- Amblystegium is a genus of mosses found in moist to aquatic sites.
Related Species
- Amblystegium radicale
- Amblystegium varium (tangled thread moss)
- Amblystegium riparium
- Hygroamblystegium fluviatile/tenax (Brook-side/Fountain Feather-moss)
- Amblystegium confervoides (Tiny Feather-moss)
Further Information
- Herbarium specimen (Hamilton Collection of Mosses, Fasc. 2, sheet 82). Nos. 560, 561, 562, 562. Shrewsbury Museums
- British Bryological Society Checklist of British and Irish Bryophytes
- Encyclopedia of Life
- California Moss eFlora