Scientific name Hypnaceae Rank Family | Division Bryophyta | |
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Lower classifications Java moss, Ptilium crista‑castrensis | ||
Hypnaceae is a large family of moss with broad worldwide occurrence in the class Bryopsida, subclass Bryidae and order Hypnales. Genera include Hypnum and Ptilium.
Ecology
Some of the family species occur on the floor of Canadian boreal forests; an example of this occurrence is within the Black Spruce/Feathermoss climax forest, often having moderately dense canopy and featuring a forest floor of feathermosses including, Hylocomium splendens, Pleurozium schreberi and Ptilium crista-castrensis.
References
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