Vesicularia montagnei is a species of moss. It is used in planted aquariums as an ornamental underwater plant, commonly referred to as Christmas moss.[1][2][3][4]
| Vesicularia montagnei | |
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| Riccia growing alongside christmas moss (back) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Hypnales |
| Family: | Hypnaceae |
| Genus: | Vesicularia |
| Species: | V. montagnei
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| Binomial name | |
| Vesicularia montagnei | |
It is found in Australia, China, Japan, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Sudan, and Vietnam.[5] In its natural habitat it grows in damp situations on rocks and the trunks of trees.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Vesicularia montagnei". AquaScaping World. 2009. Archived from the original on October 3, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
- ^ Lüth, M. "Aquarium Bryophytes (Chapter 4)" (PDF). Michigan Technological University. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 11, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
- ^ Redfearn, Paul L. Jr. (1990). "Tropical component of the Moss Flora of China" (PDF). Tropical Bryology. 2: 201–222. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
- ^ Pant, Divya Darshan; Nautiyal, D.D. (1982). Studies on Living and Fossil Plants. Society of Plant Taxonomists. pp. 277 and 279. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
- ^ a b "Tropicos | Name - Vesicularia montagnei (Bél.) Broth".