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| Amblystegium serpens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Hypnales |
| Family: | Amblystegiaceae |
| Genus: | Amblystegium |
| Species: | A. serpens
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| Binomial name | |
| Amblystegium serpens Schimp.
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Amblystegium serpens, also known as the creeping feathermoss or nano moss,[1] is a species of moss. It is a common species in Britain.
The species is pleurocarpous in form, with ovate to lanceolate leaves which end in a fine acute point. It forms creeping mats on decaying tree stumps, hedgebanks and other shaded sites.
It can live under water, and is used as a plant in some home aquariums.
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- ^ 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.
- Watson, E. V. (1981) British Mosses and Liverworts 3rd edn. pp. 340–341
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