Amblystegiaceae

Amblystegiaceae
Campylium stellatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Amblystegiaceae
Kindb.
Subfamilies
  • Drepanocladoideae Kanda
  • Hygrohypnoideae Kanda
  • Sciaromiopsidoideae Ochyra
  • Cratoneuroideae Vanderp., Hedenäs, C.J. Cox & A.J. Shaw
  • Anacamptodontinae Vanderp., Hedenäs, C.J. Cox & A.J. Shaw
  • Amblystegioideae Broth.
  • Drepanocladinae Vanderp., Hedenäs, C.J. Cox & A.J. Shaw
  • Amblystegieae Vanderp., Hedenäs, C.J. Cox & A.J. Shaw
  • Amblystegiinae Vanderp., Hedenäs, C.J. Cox & A.J. Shaw
Synonyms
  • Cratoneuraceae Mönk.
  • Donrichardsiaceae Ochyra
  • Hypnobartlettiaceae Ochyra
  • Vittiaceae Ochyra

Amblystegiaceae is a family of mosses. It includes 20 to 30 genera with a total of up to 150 species. They occur nearly worldwide, growing in tropical, temperate, and subpolar regions.

These mosses are small to large in size and are yellow, green, or brown in color. 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.

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