Cryphaea lamyana

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Cryphaea lamyana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Cryphaeaceae
Genus: Cryphaea
Species:
C. lamyana
Binomial name
Cryphaea lamyana
(Mont.) Müll. Hal.


Cryphaea lamyana is an aquatic moss found in unpolluted rivers, [1] It is local or rare throughout its range and in the UK is restricted to a few sites in Cornwall and Devon and a number of sites on the River Teifi where it is most commonly found.

Its common name is multi-fruited river moss so named because of the spherical orange capsules in which it bears its spores. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cryphaea lamyana:the multi-fruited river-moss" (PDF). Plantlife. 2003. Retrieved 13 March 2019.