Hypnodendron vitiense

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Palm tree moss
Moss carroll creek.jpg
Garigal National Park, Sydney, Australia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnodendrales
Family: Hypnodendraceae
Genus: Hypnodendron
Species:
H. vitiense
Binomial name
Hypnodendron vitiense
Mitt.
Varieties

Hypnodendron vitiense var. vitiense
Hypnodendron vitiense var. australe

Hypnodendron vitiense, commonly known as palm moss or palm tree moss, is a ground moss which can be divided into two varieties: Hypnodendron vitiense var. vitiense and Hypnodendron vitiense var. australe. Distributed in Australia, Asia, and Oceania. The plant is commonly located in shaded wet forests and rainforests.[1][2]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Hypnodendron vitiense" (PDF). Mosses Online. Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Hypnodendron vitiense". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved May 15, 2020.


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