Aulacomnium androgynum explained

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.

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. This feature is the origin of the common name bud-headed groovemoss.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aulacomnium androgynum . 2023-02-17 . British Bryological Society . en-GB.
  2. Web site: Aulacomnium androgynum . FNA . 2023-02-17 . floranorthamerica.org.