Varnished Hook Moss

Hamatocaulis vernicosus

(Mitt.) Hedenäs Species

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Botanical name
Hamatocaulis vernicosus
Also known as
Slender Green Feather-Moss, Varnished Hook Moss, Varnished Hook-Moss
Family
Scorpidiaceae
Genus
Hamatocaulis
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Varnished Hook Moss

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Hamatocaulis vernicosus but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Amblystegium lycopodioides var. vernicosum Amblystegium vernicosum Amblystegium vernicosum var. majus Drepanocladus gigas Drepanocladus vernicosus Drepanocladus vernicosus f. brevifolius Drepanocladus vernicosus f. gigas Drepanocladus vernicosus f. gracilescens Drepanocladus vernicosus f. inundatus Drepanocladus vernicosus f. major Drepanocladus vernicosus f. submersus Drepanocladus vernicosus f. turgidus Drepanocladus vernicosus var. gigas Drepanocladus vernicosus var. gracilescens Drepanocladus vernicosus var. gracilis Drepanocladus vernicosus var. major Drepanocladus vernicosus var. submersus Drepanocladus vernicosus var. turgidus Harpidium vernicosum Hypnum aduncum var. inundatum Hypnum aduncum var. vernicosum Hypnum cossonii subsp. vernicosum Hypnum fluitans var. turgidum Hypnum lycopodioides var. vernicosum Hypnum revolvens subsp. vernicosum Hypnum vernicosum Hypnum vernicosum var. fluitans Hypnum vernicosum var. majus Hypnum vernicosum var. turgidum Limprichtia vernicosa Scorpidium vernicosum Stereodon vernicosus

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