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star campylium moss
Scientific Name: Campylium stellatum var. stellatum
Family: Amblystegiaceae
Category: Moss
Growth: Nonvascular
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Star Campylium Moss (Campylium stellatum)
Campylium stellatum, commonly known as star campylium moss, is a medium-sized moss found in wet environments. Its shoots often display a distinctive star-like appearance when viewed from above.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Campylium stellatum (Hedw.) C. Jens.
- Family: Amblystegiaceae
- Synonyms: Hypnum stellatum (an older name). Species formerly classified in the genus *Amblystegium* and *Campyliadelphus* are now included in this classification.
- Varieties:
- Campylium stellatum (Hedw.) C.E.O. Jensen var. protensum (Brid.) Bryhn
- Campylium stellatum (Hedw.) C.E.O. Jensen var. stellatum
- Campylium stellatum var. arcticum CASTA5
Morphological Characteristics
- Medium-sized moss.
- Shoots are erect, pale or yellow-green.
- Shoots exhibit a star-like appearance when viewed from above.
- Has a bristly appearance of a bottle-brush.
Distribution and Habitat
- Found in wet ground.
- Occurs in mineral-rich wetlands that are mostly permanently wet or moist.
- Observed in locations such as Allegany County, Maryland; Emmet County; Rocky Mountain area.
Associated Species
- Buckbean, limprichta moss, livid sedge, mud sedge, pitcher plant, scorpidium moss, tufted bulrush, and woollyfruit sedge.
- Other mosses like *Limprichta*, *Scorpidium*, *Dicranum*, and *Sphagnum*.