Amblystegium

• Authority

  Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.

• Family

  Amblystegiaceae

• Scientific Name

  Amblystegium

• Description

  Description - Plants usually growing in moist situations. Stems irregularly branched; branches slender; leaves symmetric,, spreading; vein single; cells smooth, not much longer than wide. Pedicel erect, smooth; capsule usually curved; calyptra cueullate; lid conic; annulus present; peristome double. [Greek, referring to the blunt lid.] A genus of 47 species, widely distributed in America and Europe. Type species: Hypnum riparium L.