| Barbula unguiculata | |
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Division: | Bryophyta | 
| Class: | Bryopsida | 
| Subclass: | Dicranidae | 
| Order: | Pottiales | 
| Family: | Pottiaceae | 
| Genus: | Barbula | 
| Species: | B. unguiculata | 
| Binomial name | |
| Barbula unguiculata Hedw. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Barbula unguiculata is a species of moss belonging to the family Pottiaceae.[1]
Barbula unguiculata is known to be able to use artificial light to grow in places which are otherwise devoid of natural light, such as Niagara Cave[2] and Crystal Cave in Wisconsin.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Barbula unguiculata Hedw". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ↑ Thatcher, Edward P. (1947). "Observations on Bryophytes Living in an Artificially Illuminated Limestone Cave". The American Midland Naturalist. 37 (3): 797–800. doi:10.2307/2421476.
- ↑ Thatcher, Edward P. (1949). "Bryophytes of an Artificially Illuminated Cave". The Bryologist. 52 (4): 212–214. doi:10.2307/3239480.
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