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Ptychostomum capillare
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Bryidae
Order:	Bryales
Family:	Bryaceae
Genus:	Ptychostomum
Species:	P. capillare
Binomial name
Ptychostomum capillare (Hedw.) D.T.Holyoak & N.Pedersen
Synonyms
Bryum capillare Hedw.

Ptychostomum capillare, formerly designated as Bryum capillare, is a species of moss belonging to the family Bryaceae. It is known as capillary thread-moss.

It has cosmopolitan distribution.

Ptychostomum capillare is known to be able to use artificial light to grow in places which are otherwise devoid of natural light, such as Crystal Cave in Wisconsin.

References

1. ^ "Bryum capillare Hedw". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
2. "Bryum capillare". British Bryological Society. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
3. "Bryum capillare Hedw". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
4. Thatcher, Edward P. (1949). "Bryophytes of an Artificially Illuminated Cave". The Bryologist. 52 (4): 212–214. doi:10.2307/3239480.

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