Amblystegiaceae

Amblystegiaceae
Campylium stellatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Amblystegiaceae
G.Roth
Genera

20-30

Amblystegiaceae is a family of mosses. It includes 20 to 30 genera with a total of up to 150 species.[1] They occur nearly worldwide, growing in tropical, temperate, and subpolar regions.[1]

These mosses are small to large in size and are yellow, green, or brown in color.[1] Some are aquatic and some terrestrial. Most occur in wet habitat types. Many occur in substrates with a basic pH, but some grow in neutral to acidic substrates.[2]

Genera include:[1]

  • Amblystegium
  • Anacamptodon
  • Calliergonella
  • Campyliadelphus
  • Campylophyllum
  • Conardia
  • Hygrohypnum
  • Limbella
  • Platydictya
  • Platylomella
  • Pseudocampylium
  • Sanionia
  • Tomentypnum

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Amblystegiaceae. Flora of North America. Volume 28.
  2. ↑ Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2005 onwards. Amblystegiaceae. The Moss Families of the British Isles. Version: 21 June 2009.
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