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Brachythecium moss

Brachythecium salebrosum

Also called Smooth Stalk Feather Moss

Brachythecium moss
Photo: Kristian Peters (Fabelfroh), CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Brachytheciaceae (Brachytheci family)

About

Brachythecium salebrosum is a species of moss in the Brachytheciaceae family. It is widely distributed throughout the world, except for in South-America and in tropical regions.

Brachythecium salebrosum is known to be able to use artificial light to grow in places which are otherwise devoid of natural light, such as Crystal Cave in Wisconsin.

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Brachythecium moss · Brachythecium moss · Sciaromiopsis sinensis · Sciaromiopsis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Brachythecium salebrosum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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