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Bryum argenteum Hedw.
silvergreen bryum moss
Symbol: BRAR71
Group: Moss
Family: Bryaceae
Growth Habit: Nonvascular
Duration:
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Plant Synonyms:
BRAR71 Bryum argenteum Hedw.
 

BRARL

Bryum argenteum Hedw. var. lanatum (P. Beauv.) Hampe
 

BRARM

Bryum argenteum Hedw. var. majus Schwaegr.
 

BRLA16

Bryum lanatum (P. Beauv.) Brid.
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Related Taxa:
Bryum argenteum Hedw.

View 11 genera in Bryaceae, 66 species in Bryum

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Classification:
Bryum argenteum Hedw.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Division Bryophyta – Mosses
          Subdivision Musci –
             Class Bryopsida – True mosses
                Subclass Bryidae –
                   Order Bryales –
                      Family Bryaceae –
                         Genus Bryum Hedw. – bryum moss
                            Species Bryum argenteum Hedw. – silvergreen bryum moss

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Invasive Information:
Bryum argenteum Hedw.
        silver thread moss
        silvery bryum
        silvergreen bryum moss
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
N'EAST   Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
 

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Bryum argenteum Hedw.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 15984.

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