Platyhypnidium alopecuroides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Bryopsida |
Subclass: | Bryidae |
Order: | Hypnales |
Family: | Brachytheciaceae |
Genus: | Platyhypnidium |
Species: | P. alopecuroides
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Binomial name | |
Platyhypnidium alopecuroides Koperski & Sauer, M.
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Synonyms | |
Rhynchostegium alopecuroides |
Platyhypnidium alopecuroides, or Portuguese feather-moss, is a species of moss from the family Brachytheciaceae, first described in 2000. [2] It is an aquatic moss and is normally found growing in rocky streams. [3]
Platyhypnidium alopecuroides is a green to brownish aquatic moss. The stems grow to approximately 10 cm in length and have few branches. The leaves are 2-3mm in length, concave and grow overlapping each other, giving it a cylindrical look. [3]
It grows on rocks in fast flowing streams and can be found in both open and wooded areas. [3]
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