• Source: Ptilium crista-castrensis

Ptilium crista-castrensis, the knights plume moss or ostrich-plume feathermoss, is a moss species within the family Pylaisiaceae, in the class Bryopsida, subclass Bryidae and order Hypnales.




Ecology


This species occurs on the floor of Canadian boreal forests as well as many forests of northern Europe; an example of this occurrence is within the black spruce/feathermoss climax forest, often having moderately dense canopy and featuring a forest floor of feathermosses including Hylocomium splendens, Pleurozium schreberi and Ptilium crista-castrensis.




References


C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Black Spruce: Picea mariana, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg
ITIS Report. 1999. Family: Hypnaceae




Line notes

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Ptilium crista-castrensis
• Cloud forest
• Crista (disambiguation)
• Pleurozium schreberi
• Ptilium (plant)
• Boat of Garten
• Hypnales
• Taiga
• Picea glauca
• Hylocomium splendens