Aulacomnium androgynum, the bud-headed groovemoss,[1] is a species of moss with a discontinuous circumboreal distribution in Eurasia and North America.[2] It grows on a variety of substrates, normally in moist, bottomland habitats.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Rhizogoniales |
| Family: | Aulacomniaceae |
| Genus: | Aulacomnium |
| Species: | A. androgynum
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| Aulacomnium androgynum (Hedwig) Schwagrichen
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Aulacomnium androgynum exhibits a unique form of asexual reproduction where a cluster of haploid vegetative structures known as propagula is produced at the end of a long stalk.[2] This feature is the origin of the common name bud-headed groovemoss.
References
edit- ^ "Aulacomnium androgynum". British Bryological Society. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ a b c "Aulacomnium androgynum". floranorthamerica.org. FNA. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
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