| Aulacomnium androgynum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Rhizogoniales |
| Family: | Aulacomniaceae |
| Genus: | Aulacomnium |
| Species: | A. androgynum |
| Binomial name | |
| Aulacomnium androgynum (Hedwig) Schwagrichen | |
Aulacomnium androgynum, the bud-headed groovemoss, [1] is a species of moss with a discontinuous circumboreal distribution in Eurasia and North America. [2] It grows on a variety of substrates, normally in moist, bottomland habitats. [2]
Aulacomnium androgynum exhibits a unique form of asexual reproduction where a cluster of haploid vegetative structures known as propagula is produced at the end of a long stalk. [2] This feature is the origin of the common name bud-headed groovemoss.
