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Silvery Bryum
Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Mosses

Silvery Bryum

Bryum argenteum Hedw.

Names

EnglishSilvery Bryum
DutchZilvermos
SpanishMusgo plateado
Chinese银叶真藓
Scientific nameBryum argenteum Hedw.

About this species

Bryum argenteum (common names: silver moss, silver-green moss, silvery thread moss) is a species of moss in the family Bryaceae. It is one of the most widely recognised mosses in the world and one of the most common in urban environments, identifiable without a microscope by its characteristic silvery-white sheen when dry. The species name comes from the Latin argenteum, meaning silver.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderBryales
FamilyBryaceae
GenusBryum

In Suriname

11Records in Suriname
1962First record
1975Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini3

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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