Amblystegium serpens

Creeping feathermoss

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Bryidae
Order:	Hypnales
Family:	Amblystegiaceae
Genus:	Amblystegium
Species:	A. serpens
Binomial name
Amblystegium serpens Schimp.

Amblystegium serpens, the creeping feathermoss,^[1] is a species of moss. Its range includes Britain, where it is a common species.

Creeping feather-moss is pleurocarpous in form, with ovate to lanceolate leaves which end in a fine acute point. It forms creeping mats on decaying tree stumps, hedgebanks and other shaded sites.

It can live under water, and is used as a plant in some home aquariums.

References

↑ Edwards, Sean R. (2012). English Names for British Bryophytes. British Bryological Society Special Volume 5 (4 ed.). Wootton, Northampton: British Bryological Society. ISBN 978-0-9561310-2-7. ISSN 0268-8034.

Watson, E. V. (1981) British Mosses and Liverworts 3rd edn. pp. 340–341

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