Fissidens taxifolius

Fissidens taxifolius
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Dicranidae
Order:	Dicranales
Family:	Fissidentaceae
Genus:	Fissidens
Species:	F. taxifolius
Binomial name
	Fissidens taxifolius; Hedw., 1801
Synonyms
	Dicranum taxifolium (Hedw.) F.Web. & D.Mohr; Fissidens pallidicaulis Mitt.; Fissidens sylvaticus Griff.; Fissidens taxifolius subsp. acutifolius Nog.; Fissidens taxifolius subsp. pallidicaulis (Mitt.) Moenk.; Fissidens taxifolius var. pallidicaulis (Mitt.) Corb.; Schistophyllum taxifolium (Hedw.) Lindb.; Skitophyllum taxifolium (Hedw.) Bach.Pyl.;

Fissidens taxifolius is a species of moss in the Fissidentaceae family. It has a cosmopolitan distribution.

Fissidens taxifolius is known to be able to use artificial light to grow in places which are otherwise devoid of natural light, such as Crystal Cave in Wisconsin.

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