| Amblystegiaceae | |
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| Campylium stellatum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Hypnales |
| Family: | Amblystegiaceae Kindb. |
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Amblystegiaceae is a family of mosses. It includes 20 to 30 genera with a total of up to 150 species.[2] They occur nearly worldwide, growing in tropical, temperate, and subpolar regions.[2]
These mosses are small to large in size and are yellow, green, or brown in color.[2] Some are aquatic and some terrestrial. Most occur in wet habitat types. Many occur in substrates with a basic pH, but some grow in neutral to acidic substrates.[3]
- ^ a b Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 24 Feb 2020 http://www.tropicos.org/Name/35001450
- ^ a b c Amblystegiaceae. Flora of North America. Volume 28.
- ^ Watson, L., and Dallwitz, M.J. 2005 onwards. Amblystegiaceae. The Moss Families of the British Isles. Version: 21 June 2009.