Hygroamblystegium varium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Amblystegiaceae
Genus: Hygroamblystegium
Species:
H. varium
Binomial name
Hygroamblystegium varium
Synonyms[2]
  • Amblystegium oligorrhizon Schimp.
  • Amblystegium pulchellum Müll.Hal.
  • Amblystegium radicale var. oligorrhizon (Schimp.) Lorentz
  • Amblystegium serpens f. noterophilum (Sull. & Lesq. ex Sull.) Austin
  • Amblystegium sparsifolium (Hampe) A.Jaeger
  • Amblystegium varium (Hedw.) Lindb.
  • Amblystegium varium var. arsenei Thér.
  • Amblystegium varium var. oligorrhizon (Schimp.) Lindb.
  • Amblystegium varium var. parvulum (Austin) Grout
  • Amblystegium varium var. varium
  • Hygroamblystegium varium (Hedw.) Lindb.
  • Hypnum debile Brid.
  • Hypnum diffusum Brid.
  • Hypnum madeirense Mitt.
  • Hypnum noterophilum Sull. & Lesq. ex Sull.
  • Hypnum pachypoma Schwägr.
  • Hypnum sparsifolium Hampe
  • Hypnum varium Hedw.) P.Beauv.
  • Leskea varia Hedw.
  • Stereodon varium (Hedw.) Mitt.

Hygroamblystegium varium is a species of moss in the Amblystegiaceae family.[2] It has a cosmopolitan distribution.[2]

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

  1. ↑ Gabiel, R., Sim-Sim, M (2019). "Hygroamblystegium varium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T86200081A87712535. Retrieved 21 October 2022.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 3 "Hygroamblystegium varium". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  3. ↑ 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.


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