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Hypnum Hedw.

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Indigenous, non-endemic
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New Zealand
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Hedw.
Hedw.
1801
236
conserved
ICN
Hypnum Hedw.
genus
Hypnum
The name Hypnum comes from Hypnos (sleep), probably since various pleurocarps (not only Hypnum as presently understood) were used as filling of pillows and mattresses.

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Hypnum

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Hypnum Hedw.
Hypnum Hedw.

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Hypnum Hedw.
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Etymology
The name Hypnum comes from Hypnos (sleep), probably since various pleurocarps (not only Hypnum as presently understood) were used as filling of pillows and mattresses.

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fc558f04-8c92-47ac-8831-adf0155a3684
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
23 July 2018
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