Hygroamblystegium tenax

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Hygroamblystegium tenax
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Amblystegiaceae
Genus: Hygroamblystegium
Species:
H. tenax
Binomial name
Hygroamblystegium tenax
Jennings, 1913

Hygroamblystegium tenax is a species of moss belonging to the family Amblystegiaceae. [1]

It has cosmopolitan distribution. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Hygroamblystegium tenax Jennings, 1913". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 19 February 2021.