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Bryum argenteum Hedwig, 1801

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Bryum argenteum Hedwig, 1801
Bryum argenteum Hedwig, 1801
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📚 Overview
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Description
Plants small, glossy, in silver tufts, 0.7-1.5 mm long; leaves closely imbricate, concave, obovate from a narrow base, margin entire, tip sharp-pointed; costa faint, ending far below the apex; cells rhomboid at upper half, poor in chlorophyll, thin walled, lower leaves chlorophyllose, bordered by small, linear cells, smaller than the inner quadrate cells; seta 2 cm long; capsule horizontal to hanging, brownish, 1.2 mm long; spores numerous, rounded, brownish, 7-10 µm in diameter.
Nair, M.C., K.P. Rajesh and Madhusoodanan P.V. 2005. Bryophytes of Wayanad in Western Ghats. Malabar Natural History Society, Kozhikode, i-iv + 284pp.
AttributionsNair, M.C., K.P. Rajesh and Madhusoodanan P.V. 2005. Bryophytes of Wayanad in Western Ghats. Malabar Natural History Society, Kozhikode, i-iv + 284pp.
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    📚 Habitat and Distribution
    General Habitat
    On moist soil and on exposed rocks alongwith Brachymenium exile and Hyophila involuta in moist deciduous, semi-evergreen, evergreen forests and grasslands.
    Nair, M.C., K.P. Rajesh and Madhusoodanan P.V. 2005. Bryophytes of Wayanad in Western Ghats. Malabar Natural History Society, Kozhikode, i-iv + 284pp.
    AttributionsNair, M.C., K.P. Rajesh and Madhusoodanan P.V. 2005. Bryophytes of Wayanad in Western Ghats. Malabar Natural History Society, Kozhikode, i-iv + 284pp.
    Contributors
    StatusUNDER_CREATION
    LicensesCC_BY
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      Description
      South India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu), China, Japan, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Madagascar, America, Africa and Europe.
      Nair, M.C., K.P. Rajesh and Madhusoodanan P.V. 2005. Bryophytes of Wayanad in Western Ghats. Malabar Natural History Society, Kozhikode, i-iv + 284pp.
      AttributionsNair, M.C., K.P. Rajesh and Madhusoodanan P.V. 2005. Bryophytes of Wayanad in Western Ghats. Malabar Natural History Society, Kozhikode, i-iv + 284pp.
      Contributors
      StatusUNDER_CREATION
      LicensesCC_BY
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        📚 Demography and Conservation
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        Common
        Nair, M.C., K.P. Rajesh and Madhusoodanan P.V. 2005. Bryophytes of Wayanad in Western Ghats. Malabar Natural History Society, Kozhikode, i-iv + 284pp.
        AttributionsNair, M.C., K.P. Rajesh and Madhusoodanan P.V. 2005. Bryophytes of Wayanad in Western Ghats. Malabar Natural History Society, Kozhikode, i-iv + 284pp.
        Contributors
        StatusUNDER_CREATION
        LicensesCC_BY
        References
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          📚 Uses and Management
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          References
          1. Nair, M.C., K.P. Rajesh and Madhusoodanan P.V. 2005. Bryophytes of Wayanad in Western Ghats. Malabar Natural History Society, Kozhikode, i-iv + 284pp.
          Information Listing > References
          1. Nair, M.C., K.P. Rajesh and Madhusoodanan P.V. 2005. Bryophytes of Wayanad in Western Ghats. Malabar Natural History Society, Kozhikode, i-iv + 284pp.
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