Hygroamblystegium varium is a species of moss in the Amblystegiaceae family.[2] It has a cosmopolitan distribution.[2]
Hygroamblystegium varium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Bryopsida |
Subclass: | Bryidae |
Order: | Hypnales |
Family: | Amblystegiaceae |
Genus: | Hygroamblystegium |
Species: | H. varium
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Binomial name | |
Hygroamblystegium varium | |
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Hygroamblystegium varium is known to be able to use artificial light to grow in places which are otherwise devoid of natural light, such as Niagara Cave. [3]
References
edit- ^ Gabiel, R., Sim-Sim, M (2019). "Hygroamblystegium varium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T86200081A87712535. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c "Hygroamblystegium varium". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ Thatcher, Edward P. (1947). "Observations on Bryophytes Living in an Artificially Illuminated Limestone Cave". The American Midland Naturalist. 37 (3): 797–800. doi:10.2307/2421476. JSTOR 2421476.