Alleniella complanata (Hedw.) S.Olsson, Enroth & D.Quandt is a plant in the Neckeraceae family, order Hypnales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Alleniella complanata (Hedw.) S.Olsson, Enroth & D.Quandt

Alleniella complanata (Hedw.) S.Olsson, Enroth & D.Quandt

Alleniella complanata (flat Neckera) is a Neckeraceae moss found in the Tyrolean Iceman's colon.

Family
Genus
Alleniella
Order
Hypnales
Class
Bryopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Alleniella complanata (Hedw.) S.Olsson, Enroth & D.Quandt

Alleniella complanata, commonly known as the flat Neckera, is a species of moss in the family Neckeraceae. Individual specimens of this moss species have been found within the colon of the Tyrolean Iceman.

Photo: (c) Johannes Merz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Johannes Merz · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Plantae Bryophyta Bryopsida Hypnales Neckeraceae Alleniella

More from Neckeraceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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