Brachythecium salebrosum

Brachythecium salebrosum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Bryidae
Order:	Hypnales
Family:	Brachytheciaceae
Genus:	Brachythecium
Species:	B. salebrosum
Binomial name
Brachythecium salebrosum W.P.Schimper, 1853
Synonyms [2]
Brachythecium ligusticumDe Not. Brachythecium plumosumHuds. Brachythecium plumosumHuds. ex C.E.O.Jensen Brachythecium pseudocollinumKindb. Brachythecium salebrosum(Web. & Mohr) Br.Eur. Brachythecium salebrosum var. arcticumBerggr. Brachythecium salebrosum var. flaccidumSchimp. Brachythecium salebrosum var. gracile(Hartm.) Paris Brachythecium salebrosum var. homomallumG.Roth Brachythecium salebrosum var. palustreSchimp. Brachythecium salebrosum var. robustumWarnst. Brachythecium salebrosum var. salebrosum(F.Weber & D.Mohr) Schimp. Brachythecium salebrosum var. turgidum(Hartm.) J.E.Zett. Brachythecium salebrosum var. vineale(Milde) Podp. Brachythecium vinealeMilde Brachythecium zickendrahtiiWarnst. Chamberlainia salebrosa(Hoffm. ex F.Web. & D.Mohr) H.Rob. Hypnum salebrosumHoffm. Hypnum salebrosumHoffm. ex F.Weber & D.Mohr Hypnum salebrosum var. gracileHartm. Lescuraea affinis(Limpr.) Broth. Ptychodium affineLimpr.

Brachythecium salebrosum is a species of moss in the Brachytheciaceae family. ^[2] It is widely distributed throughout the world, except for in South-America and in tropical regions. ^[2]

Brachythecium salebrosum is known to be able to use artificial light to grow in places which are otherwise devoid of natural light, such as Crystal Cave in Wisconsin. ^[3]

References

1. Schnyder, N. (2019). "Brachythecium salebrosum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T85838719A87732856. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
2. "Brachythecium salebrosum". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 22 October 2022.
3. Thatcher, Edward P. (1949). "Bryophytes of an Artificially Illuminated Cave". The Bryologist. 52 (4): 212–214. doi:10.2307/3239480.