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Anthoceros alpinus is a rare hornwort, a small non-flowering bryophyte, known from the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand, India, at about 2,134 m. It is not grown as a garden or houseplant, so care guidance applies only to its natural habitat.
Anthoceros alpinus is a species of hornwort belonging to the family Anthocerotoceae. It is native to the Garhwal Himalayas located in Uttarakhand, India. It grows at elevations of 2134 meters.
It is a rare species to encounter due to its restricted distribution and location. Thus knowledge of this species was based solely on the type specimen for more than a century. However specimens such as the one collected in 1879 by Duthie Levier in the Mussoorie region provided additional specimens of this species allowing for a better understanding of the morphology of this species.
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