Biology:Cryphaea lamyana

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Short description: Species of moss

Cryphaea lamyana
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Cryphaeaceae
Genus: Cryphaea
Species:
C. lamyana
Binomial name
Cryphaea lamyana
(Mont.) Müll. Hal.


Cryphaea lamyana is an aquatic moss found in unpolluted rivers,[1] It is local or rare throughout its range and in the UK is restricted to a few sites in Cornwall and Devon and a number of sites on the River Teifi where it is most commonly found.

Its common name is multi-fruited river moss so named because of the spherical orange capsules in which it bears its spores.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15607385 entry