Ptilium crista-castrensis explained

Ptilium crista-castrensis, the knights plume moss or ostrich-plume feathermoss,[1] is a moss species within the family Pylaisiaceae,[2] [3] in the class Bryopsida, subclass Bryidae and order Hypnales.

Ecology

This species occurs on the floor of Canadian boreal forests as well as many forests of northern Europe; 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.[4]

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Edwards, Sean R.. 2012. English Names for British Bryophytes. Wootton, Northampton. British Bryological Society. 978-0-9561310-2-7. 0268-8034. British Bryological Society Special Volume. 5. 4.
  2. Stech. Michael. Frey. Wolfgang. A morpho-molecular classification of the mosses (Bryophyta). Nova Hedwigia. 86. 1. 2008. 1–21. 0029-5035. 10.1127/0029-5035/2008/0086-0001.
  3. Web site: Goffinet . B. . W.R. . Buck . Classification of extant moss genera . Classification of the Bryophyta . 4 March 2014 . 1 May 2020.
  4. C. Michael Hogan. 2008

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