Spreading Earth-moss is a moss species used as a model organism in scientific research on plant evolution, development and physiology, occupying a role for bryophyte biology similar to the one better known model plants fill for flowering plants. Its scientific classification has shifted in recent years from the genus Physcomitrella to Physcomitrium.
Facts
Classification
DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Scientific Name Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Spreading Earthmoss
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikidata: Spreading Earthmoss
- Wikidata Q1645541, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikipedia 'Physcomitrella patens': the spreading earthmoss; it is a moss, a bryophyte
- Child Taxon Of: Bryopsida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source2. GBIF Species API
3. Wikipedia: Physcomitrella patens
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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