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(Redirected from Hygrohypnum) Family of mosses

Amblystegiaceae
Campylium stellatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Amblystegiaceae
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Subfamilies
Synonyms
  • Cratoneuraceae Mönk.
  • Donrichardsiaceae Ochyra
  • Hypnobartlettiaceae Ochyra
  • Vittiaceae Ochyra

Amblystegiaceae is a family of mosses. It includes 20 to 30 genera with a total of up to 150 species. 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.

Genera

Genera include:

Formerly included

References

  1. ^ Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 24 Feb 2020 http://www.tropicos.org/Name/35001450
  2. ^ Amblystegiaceae. Flora of North America. Volume 28.
  3. Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2005 onwards. Amblystegiaceae. The Moss Families of the British Isles. Version: 21 June 2009.
  4. "Amblystegiaceae". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

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Taxon identifiers
Amblystegiaceae
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