Asterella tenera

Asterella tenera is a member of the genus Asterella within the family Aytoniaceae. The species was formally described in 1963, with the authorship credited to R.M. Schust, based on the earlier work by Mitt. This classification places it among the bryophytes, a group of non-vascular plants that includes mosses, liverworts, and hornworts. The genus Asterella is characterized by specific morphological traits typical of its family, though detailed ecological and distributional data for Asterella tenera are not provided in the source information.