Amblystegium serpens (Hedw.) Schimp.
(Creeping Feather-moss)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAmblystegium serpens (Creeping Feather-moss)
GenusAmblystegium (a genus of feather-mosses)
FamilyAMBLYSTEGIACEAE (feather- and hook-mosses)
OrderHYPNALES (pleurocarpous mosses)
SubclassEUBRYIDEAE (acrocarpus and pleurocarpous mosses)
ClassBRYOPSIDA (mosses)
PhylumBRYOPHYTA (mosses)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Amblystegium serpens (Creeping Feather-moss) :
1: Amblystegium serpens (Creeping Feather-moss)
9 Feb 1975 OSGR: SU86 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on concrete block
Image 1: With young fruits - in situ - enlargedImage 2: With young fruits - in situ - enlarged (2)Image 3: Base of gametophyte - magnifiedImage 4: Leaf - magnifiedImage 5: Leaf margin cells - magnified

Amblystegium serpens (Creeping Feather-moss) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Amblystegium serpens (Creeping Feather-moss)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Amblystegium serpens (Creeping Feather-moss)
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