Amblystegiaceae

Amblystegiaceae is a family of mosses. It includes 20 to 30 genera with a total of up to 150 species.[2] They occur nearly worldwide, growing in tropical, temperate, and subpolar regions.[2]

Amblystegiaceae
Campylium stellatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Amblystegiaceae
Kindb.
Subfamilies[1]
  • Drepanocladoideae Kanda
  • Hygrohypnoideae Kanda
  • Sciaromiopsidoideae Ochyra
  • Cratoneuroideae Vanderp., Hedenäs, C.J. Cox & A.J. Shaw
  • Anacamptodontinae Vanderp., Hedenäs, C.J. Cox & A.J. Shaw
  • Amblystegioideae Broth.
  • Drepanocladinae Vanderp., Hedenäs, C.J. Cox & A.J. Shaw
  • Amblystegieae Vanderp., Hedenäs, C.J. Cox & A.J. Shaw
  • Amblystegiinae Vanderp., Hedenäs, C.J. Cox & A.J. Shaw
Synonyms[1]
  • Cratoneuraceae Mönk.
  • Donrichardsiaceae Ochyra
  • Hypnobartlettiaceae Ochyra
  • Vittiaceae Ochyra

These mosses are small to large in size and are yellow, green, or brown in color.[2] Some are aquatic and some terrestrial. Most occur in wet habitat types. Many occur in substrates with a basic pH, but some grow in neutral to acidic substrates.[3]

Genera

Genera include:[1]

References

  1. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 24 Feb 2020 http://www.tropicos.org/Name/35001450
  2. Amblystegiaceae. Flora of North America. Volume 28.
  3. Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2005 onwards. Amblystegiaceae. The Moss Families of the British Isles. Version: 21 June 2009.
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