Physcomitrella patens is a synonym of Physcomitrium patens,[2][3] the spreading earthmoss.[4] It is a moss, a bryophyte used as a model organism for studies on plant evolution, development, and physiology.[3]
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^Edwards, Sean R. (2012). English Names for British Bryophytes. British Bryological Society Special Volume. Vol. 5 (4 ed.). Wootton, Northampton: British Bryological Society. ISBN978-0-9561310-2-7. ISSN0268-8034.