Brachythecium salebrosum (Hoffm. ex F.Weber & D.Mohr) Schimp. is a plant in the Brachytheciaceae family, order Hypnales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Brachythecium salebrosum (Hoffm. ex F.Weber & D.Mohr) Schimp.

Brachythecium salebrosum (Hoffm. ex F.Weber & D.Mohr) Schimp.

Brachythecium salebrosum is a widely distributed moss that can grow using artificial light in naturally dark places.

Genus
Brachythecium
Order
Hypnales
Class
Bryopsida

About Brachythecium salebrosum (Hoffm. ex F.Weber & D.Mohr) Schimp.

Brachythecium salebrosum is a species of moss that belongs to the Brachytheciaceae family. It has a wide distribution across most of the world, and is absent only from South America and tropical regions. This moss is known to be capable of using artificial light to grow in locations that would otherwise have no natural light; one documented example of this growth is in Crystal Cave, Wisconsin.

Photo: (c) Vladimir Bryukhov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Vladimir Bryukhov · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Bryophyta Bryopsida Hypnales Brachytheciaceae Brachythecium

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