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Campylopus introflexus (Hedw.) Brid., 1819

Common names

  • 🇬🇧 Heath Star Moss
  • 🇫🇷 Campylope réfléchi, Mousse cactus, Torpied cactus

Taxonomy

  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Clade: Setaphytes
  • Clade: Bryophytes
  • Class: Bryopsida
  • Subclass: Dicranidae
  • Order: Dicranales
  • Family: Leucobryaceae
  • Genus: Campylopus
  • Species: Campylopus introflexus

Presence

Introduced invasive.

Conservation status

  • Red List (Europe): NA Not Applicable

Notes

Found on the soil in woodland, as well as on trees or dead wood.

Photographs

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Campylopus introflexus
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Campylopus introflexus
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Campylopus introflexus
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Campylopus introflexus
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Campylopus introflexus - Leaf base
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Campylopus introflexus - Leaf tip

Sources

  • Atherton, I., Bosanquet, S., & Lawley, M. (2010). Mosses and Liverworts of Britain and Ireland: a field guide (p. 400). British Bryological Society.

  • Campisi, P., Cogoni, A., Garcia, C., Hodgetts, N., Kucera, J., Lara, F., Lüth, M., & Schröck, C. (2019). Campylopus introflexus (Europe assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2019. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/84829802/87771114