Aulacomnium androgynum

Aulacomnium androgynum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Rhizogoniales
Family: Aulacomniaceae
Genus: Aulacomnium
Species:
A. androgynum
Binomial name
Aulacomnium androgynum
(Hedwig) Schwagrichen

Aulacomnium androgynum, the bud-headed groovemoss,[1] is a species of moss with a discontinuous circumboreal distribution in Eurasia and North America.[2] It grows on a variety of substrates, normally in moist, bottomland habitats.[2]

Aulacomnium androgynum exhibits a unique form of asexual reproduction where a cluster of haploid vegetative structures known as propagula is produced at the end of a long stalk.[2] This feature is the origin of the common name bud-headed groovemoss.

References

  1. ^ "Aulacomnium androgynum". British Bryological Society. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  2. ^ a b c "Aulacomnium androgynum". floranorthamerica.org. FNA. Retrieved 2023-02-17.


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