Hygroamblystegium varium

Hygroamblystegium varium
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Bryidae
Order:	Hypnales
Family:	Amblystegiaceae
Genus:	Hygroamblystegium
Species:	H. varium
Binomial name
Hygroamblystegium varium (Hedw.) Mönk.
Synonyms [2]
Amblystegium oligorrhizonSchimp. Amblystegium pulchellumMüll.Hal. Amblystegium radicale var. oligorrhizon(Schimp.) Lorentz Amblystegium serpens f. noterophilum(Sull. & Lesq. ex Sull.) Austin Amblystegium sparsifolium(Hampe) A.Jaeger Amblystegium varium(Hedw.) Lindb. Amblystegium varium var. arseneiThér. Amblystegium varium var. oligorrhizon(Schimp.) Lindb. Amblystegium varium var. parvulum(Austin) Grout Amblystegium varium var. varium Hygroamblystegium varium(Hedw.) Lindb. Hypnum debileBrid. Hypnum diffusumBrid. Hypnum madeirenseMitt. Hypnum noterophilumSull. & Lesq. ex Sull. Hypnum pachypomaSchwägr. Hypnum sparsifoliumHampe Hypnum variumHedw.) P.Beauv. Leskea variaHedw. Stereodon varium(Hedw.) Mitt.

Hygroamblystegium varium is a species of moss in the Amblystegiaceae family. ^[2] It has a cosmopolitan distribution. ^[2]

Hygroamblystegium varium is known to be able to use artificial light to grow in places which are otherwise devoid of natural light, such as Niagara Cave. ^[3]

References

1. Gabiel, R., Sim-Sim, M (2019). "Hygroamblystegium varium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T86200081A87712535. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
2. "Hygroamblystegium varium". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 21 October 2022.
3. Thatcher, Edward P. (1947). "Observations on Bryophytes Living in an Artificially Illuminated Limestone Cave". The American Midland Naturalist. 37 (3): 797–800. doi:10.2307/2421476. JSTOR   2421476.