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Willow Moss

Mosses and Liverworts

Willow moss, Fontinalis antipyretica, is an aquatic moss of the family Fontinalaceae with long, branched, trailing stems, sometimes reaching sixty centimeters, that attach to submerged rocks in both still water and fast-flowing streams across Europe, Asia, Greenland, Africa and much of North America. Its scientific name reflects a medieval European belief that the wet moss could help suppress fire, and before the popularity of tropical aquarium plants it was widely kept in cool-water aquaria as one of the most commonly cultivated aquatic mosses.

Facts
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 3
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Scientific Name
Fontinalis antipyretica 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 5
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Water Moss, Species
Source Wikidata: Willow Moss

In Biome

Freshwater, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Fontinalis antipyretica
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Found In

Africa

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Belgium

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Denmark

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Luxembourg

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North America

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Norway

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Portugal

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South Africa

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South Asia

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Sweden

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United States

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Fontinalis antipyretica
Wikipedia
  • Wikidata Q385125 (P225 taxon name)
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 313804
    Fontinalis antipyretica, greater water-moss, or common water moss, is a species of submerged aquatic moss belonging to the subclass Bryidae.
  • In Biome: Freshwater, Wikipedia intro: "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 Am..."
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. NatureServe Explorer: Fontinalis antipyretica
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Plantae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Plants","language":"EN"},{"name":"Flora","language":"EN"}],"cites_listings":[]
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5. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Fontinalis antipyretica
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2673408, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 2673408, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Wikidata: Willow Moss
  • Wikidata Q385125, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Water Moss, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q146240 (Water Moss)
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