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Campylopus moss

Campylopus introflexus

Also called Heath Star Moss

Campylopus moss
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 07:36, 4 October 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Leucobryaceae (Leucobry family)

About

Campylopus introflexus, also known as the heath star moss, is a species of moss. The first description of the species was made by the German botanist Johannes Hedwig as Dicranum introflexum in 1801.

Where it grows

It has a native Southern Hemisphere distribution in southern South America, southern part of Africa, southern and eastern Australia, and Atlantic and Pacific islands such as New Zealand, New Caledonia and the South Sandwich Islands.

Other Campylopus plants

Blunt Swan Neck Moss · Campylopus moss · Silky swan-neck moss · Campylopus moss

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

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