Warnstorfia exannulata

Warnstorfia exannulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Amblystegiaceae
Genus: Warnstorfia
Species:
W. exannulata
Binomial name
Warnstorfia exannulata
Varieties
Synonyms
  • Amblystegium capillaceum Mitt.
  • Amblystegium purpurascens (Schimp.) C.E.O.Jensen
  • Drepanocladus brasiliensis Broth.
  • Drepanocladus exannulatus f. rotae (De Not.) Mönk.
  • Drepanocladus fluitans subsp. purpurascens (Schimp.) Ambroz
  • Harpidium exannulatum var. purpurascens (Schimp.) C.E.O. Jensen
  • Hypnum fluitans var. purpurascens Schimp.
  • Hypnum stramineoides Sauerb.
  • Warnstorfia exannulata var. exannulata

Warnstorfia exannulata is a leafy branching wetland moss in the genus Warnstorfia within the family Amblystegiaceae and class Bryopsida. This bryopsida moss is also known as ringless-hook moss or Warnstorfia moss. It is the most common species of the genus in wetland environments and can be difficult to distinguish from others within the genus. It grows in acidic soils like fens and bogs, or in freshwater pools and lakes.

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