Ptychostomum capillare, formerly designated as Bryum capillare, is a species of moss belonging to the family Bryaceae.[1] It is known as capillary thread-moss.[2]

It has cosmopolitan distribution.[3]

Ptychostomum capillare is known to be able to use artificial light to grow in places which are otherwise devoid of natural light, such as Crystal Cave in Wisconsin.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bryum capillare Hedw". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Bryum capillare". British Bryological Society. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Bryum capillare Hedw". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  4. ^ Thatcher, Edward P. (1949). "Bryophytes of an Artificially Illuminated Cave". The Bryologist. 52 (4): 212–214. doi:10.2307/3239480.