Physcomitrella patens

Physcomitrella patens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Funariidae
Order:	Funariales
Family:	Funariaceae
Genus:	Physcomitrella
Species:	P. patens
Binomial name
	Physcomitrella patens; (Hedw.) Bruch & Schimp.
Synonyms
	Phascum patens Hedw.; Aphanorrhegma patens (Hedw.) Lindb.; Ephemerum patens (Hedw.) Hampe; Genthia patens (Hedw.) Bayrh.; Physcomitrium patens (Hedw.) Mitt.; Stanekia patens (Hedw.) Opiz;

Physcomitrella patens is a synonym of Physcomitrium patens, the spreading earthmoss. It is a moss, a bryophyte used as a model organism for studies on plant evolution, development, and physiology.

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