Creeping Feathermoss (Amblystegium serpens)
Description
Amblystegium serpens, the creeping feathermoss, is a species of moss. Its range includes Britain, where it is a common species. Creeping feather-moss 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.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Bryophyta
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Class: Bryopsida
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Order: Hypnales
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Family: Amblystegiaceae
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Genus: Amblystegium
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