Vesicularia montagnei

Vesicularia montagnei
Riccia growing alongside Christmas moss (back)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Bryidae
Order:	Hypnales
Family:	Hypnaceae
Genus:	Vesicularia
Species:	V. montagnei
Binomial name
Vesicularia montagnei (Bel.) Fleisch.

Vesicularia montagnei is a species of moss. It is used in planted aquariums as an ornamental underwater plant, commonly referred to as Christmas moss. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

It is found in Australia, China, Japan, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Sudan, and Vietnam. ^[5] In its natural habitat it grows in damp situations on rocks and the trunks of trees. ^[5]

References

1. "Vesicularia montagnei". AquaScaping World. 2009. Archived from the original on October 3, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
2. Lüth, M. "Aquarium Bryophytes (Chapter 4)" (PDF). Michigan Technological University. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 11, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
3. Redfearn, Paul L. Jr. (1990). "Tropical component of the Moss Flora of China" (PDF). Tropical Bryology. 2: 201–222. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
4. Pant, Divya Darshan; Nautiyal, D.D. (1982). Studies on Living and Fossil Plants. Society of Plant Taxonomists. pp. 277 and 279. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
5. "Tropicos | Name - Vesicularia montagnei (Bél.) Broth".