Biology:Aulacomnium androgynum

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Short description: Species of moss

Aulacomnium androgynum
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Rhizogoniales
Family: Aulacomniaceae
Genus: Aulacomnium
Species:
A. androgynum
Binomial name
Aulacomnium androgynum
(Hedwig) Schwagrichen

Aulacomnium androgynum, the bud-headed groovemoss,[1] is a species of moss with a discontinuous circumboreal distribution in Eurasia and North America.[2] It grows on a variety of substrates, normally in moist, bottomland habitats.[2]

Aulacomnium androgynum exhibits a unique form of asexual reproduction where a cluster of haploid vegetative structures known as propagula is produced at the end of a long stalk.[2] This feature is the origin of the common name bud-headed groovemoss.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q150300 entry