Climacium dendroides

Climacium dendroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Climaciaceae
Genus: Climacium
Species: C. dendroides
Binomial name
Climacium dendroides

Climacium dendroides, which has the common name tree climacium moss,[1] is a moss species within the family Hypnaceae, in the class Bryopsida, subclass Bryidae and order Hypnales.

Ecology

This species occurs on the floor of humus-rich woods, the edges of lakes and peat lands, and swamps.[2][3]

In culture

Climacium dendroides was named Moss of the Year in 2017 by the Latvian Botanists' AssociatIon.[4]

See also

  • Leucolepsis acanthoneuron

References

  1. "Climacium dendroides". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  2. Ference, Chris (2001). "CLIMACIACEAE". Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  3. Fretwell, Kelly; Starzomski, Brian (2013). "Climacium moss". Biodiversity of the Central Coast. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  4. "Insect, tree, habitat, and moss of the year named". eng.lsm.lv. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.


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