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star campylium moss
Scientific Name: Campylium stellatum
Family: Amblystegiaceae
Category: Moss
Growth: Nonvascular
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Other Names:
Star Campylium Moss (Campylium stellatum)
Campylium stellatum, commonly known as star campylium moss, is a medium-sized moss found in wet environments. Its shoots have a distinctive star-like appearance when viewed from above.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Campylium stellatum (Hedw.) C. Jens.
- Family: Amblystegiaceae
- Common Name: Star campylium moss
- Synonyms: Hypnum stellatum
- Varieties:
- Campylium stellatum (Hedw.) C.E.O. Jensen var. protensum (Brid.) Bryhn
- Campylium stellatum (Hedw.) C.E.O. Jensen var. stellatum (Hedw.) J. Lange & C. Jens
- Campylium stellatum var. arcticum
- Other Common Names: Yellow Starry Fen Moss, Arctic Star Campylium Moss
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Medium-sized moss
- Nonvascular plant
- Erect, pale or yellow-green shoots
- Shoots have a star-like appearance when seen from above
- Has bristly appearance of bottle-brush.
Distribution and Habitat
- Found in wet ground, specifically mineral-rich wetlands that are mostly permanently wet or moist.
- Rocky Mountain area.
- Western Boreal Forest & Aspen Parkland
Ecological Role
- Found in both acidic and alkaline conditions, depending on the specific environment (fens).
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Companion plants include buckbean, limprichta moss, livid sedge, mud sedge, pitcher plant, scorpidium moss, tufted bulrush, and woollyfruit sedge.
Further Information
- USDA PLANTS database
- Encyclopedia of Life
- Moss Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol.
- Wikipedia