Campylopus bicolor

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Campylopus bicolor
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Kunzea rupestris growing on Campylopus bicolor moss
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close up of moss after rain
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Dicranidae
Order: Dicranales
Family: Leucobryaceae
Genus: Campylopus
Species:
C. bicolor
Binomial name
Campylopus bicolor

Campylopus bicolor is a species of moss found in Australia and New Zealand. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Campylopus bicolor". Australian Mosses Online. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  2. "Campylopus bicolor". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved October 22, 2018.