Dry Calcareous Bryum Moss
Gemmabryum caespiticium (Hedw.) J.R. Spence
Dry Calcareous Bryum Moss: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/10651
Synonyms
Bryum caespiticium  Gemmabryum caespiticium  Handbell Moss  Ptychostomum imbricatulum  Tufted Thread-Moss 
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Gemmabryum caespiticium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Bryales
Family: Bryaceae
Genus: Gemmabryum
Species:
G. caespiticium
Binomial name
Gemmabryum caespiticium
(Hedw.) J.R.Spence[1]

Gemmabryum caespiticium, handbell moss,[2] is a species of moss belonging to the family Bryaceae.[3]

It has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[3]

Gemmabryum caespiticium is known to be able to use artificial light to grow in places which are otherwise devoid of natural light, such as Crystal Cave in Wisconsin.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Gemmabryum caespiticium (Hedw.) J.R. Spence". World Flora Online. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  2. ^ "Gemmabryum caespiticium (Hedw.) J.R.Spence". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
  3. ^ a b "Bryum caespiticium Hedw". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  4. ^ Thatcher, Edward P. (1949). "Bryophytes of an Artificially Illuminated Cave". The Bryologist. 52 (4): 212–214. doi:10.2307/3239480.