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Capillary Thread-moss
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Capillary Thread-moss

Ptychostomum capillare

Rosulabryum capillare (formerly Bryum capillare) is a species of moss in the Bryaceae family. It has cosmopolitan distribution and is known by the common name capillary threadmoss.

Rosulabryum capillare can use artificial light to grow in places that are otherwise devoid of natural light, such as Crystal Cave in Wisconsin.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1121982.