Gemmabryum caespiticium (Hedw.) J.R.Spence is a plant in the Bryaceae family, order Bryales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Gemmabryum caespiticium (Hedw.) J.R.Spence

Gemmabryum caespiticium (Hedw.) J.R.Spence

Gemmabryum caespiticium, handbell moss, is an almost cosmopolitan moss that can grow with artificial light in dark caves.

Family
Genus
Gemmabryum
Order
Bryales
Class
Bryopsida

About Gemmabryum caespiticium (Hedw.) J.R.Spence

Gemmabryum caespiticium, commonly called handbell moss, is a moss species in the family Bryaceae. It has an almost cosmopolitan distribution. This species is known to grow using artificial light in areas that lack natural light, such as Crystal Cave in Wisconsin.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Bryophyta Bryopsida Bryales Bryaceae Gemmabryum

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

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