Plantsnap – Identify Plants, Trees, Mushrooms With An App

Physcomitrella Moss (Physcomitrella patens)

Description

Physcomitrella patens, the spreading earthmoss,is a moss (bryophyte) used as a model organism for studies on plant evolution, development, and physiology.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Bryophyta

        • Class: Bryopsida

          • Order: Funariales

            • Family: Funariaceae

              • Genus: Physcomitrella