Amblystegiaceae

Amblystegiaceae is a family of mosses. It includes 20 to 30 genera with a total of up to 150 species.^[2] They occur nearly worldwide, growing in tropical, temperate, and subpolar regions.^[2]

Division:Bryophyta

Class:Bryopsida

Subclass:Bryidae

Order:Hypnales

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Amblystegiaceae
Campylium stellatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Bryidae
Order:	Hypnales
Family:	Amblystegiaceae Kindb.
Subfamilies[1]
Drepanocladoideae Kanda Hygrohypnoideae Kanda Sciaromiopsidoideae Ochyra Cratoneuroideae Vanderp., Hedenäs, C.J. Cox & A.J. Shaw Anacamptodontinae Vanderp., Hedenäs, C.J. Cox & A.J. Shaw Amblystegioideae Broth. Drepanocladinae Vanderp., Hedenäs, C.J. Cox & A.J. Shaw Amblystegieae Vanderp., Hedenäs, C.J. Cox & A.J. Shaw Amblystegiinae Vanderp., Hedenäs, C.J. Cox & A.J. Shaw
Synonyms[1]
Cratoneuraceae Mönk. Donrichardsiaceae Ochyra Hypnobartlettiaceae Ochyra Vittiaceae Ochyra

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These mosses are small to large in size and are yellow, green, or brown in color.^[2] Some are aquatic and some terrestrial. Most occur in wet habitat types. Many occur in substrates with a basic pH, but some grow in neutral to acidic substrates.^[3]