Fontinalis antipyretica

Fontinalis antipyretica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Fontinalaceae
Genus: Fontinalis
Species:
F. antipyretica
Binomial name
Fontinalis antipyretica

Fontinalis antipyretica,[2] greater water-moss,[3] or common water moss, is a species of submerged aquatic moss belonging to the subclass Bryidae. It is found in both still and flowing freshwater in Europe, Asia, Greenland and Africa. In North America it is found in most Canadian provinces with a seaboard and most US states except the most southern.[4]

  1. ^ Vandepitte, Leen (2014). "Fontinalis antipyretica Hedw". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Fontinalis antipyretica​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  3. ^ Edwards, Sean R. (2012). English Names for British Bryophytes. British Bryological Society Special Volume. Vol. 5 (4 ed.). Wootton, Northampton: British Bryological Society. ISBN 978-0-9561310-2-7. ISSN 0268-8034.
  4. ^ "Fontinalis antipyretica". Flora of North America. Retrieved 13 October 2020.