Biology:Bryum warneum

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Short description: Species of moss

Bryum warneum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Bryales
Family: Bryaceae
Genus: Bryum
Species:
B. warneum
Binomial name
Bryum warneum
Synonyms [1]
  • Bryum mamillatum Lind.
  • Bryum oelandicum H. Philib.

Bryum warneum, known as sea bryum[2] or Warne's threadmoss,[2][1] is a protected moss found in sandy coastal areas in temperate regions of Europe (including Iceland) and is also recorded to have been found in the Himalaya , the Altai Mountains and in Quebec, Canada .

Generally forming dense clusters of plants with one-centimetre stems with small, hanging capsules in which spores are produced and, upon maturity, emitted.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Bryum warneum" (PDF). Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20070928063950/http://www.plantlife.org.uk/uk/assets/saving-species/saving-species-dossier/Bryum_warneum_SpeciesDossier.pdf. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Edwards, Sean R. (2012). English Names for British Bryophytes. British Bryological Society Special Volume. 5 (4 ed.). Wootton, Northampton: British Bryological Society. ISBN 978-0-9561310-2-7. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4981177 entry