Biology:Pyrrhobryum parramattense

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Short description: Species of moss

Pyrrhobryum parramattense
Moss likely to be Pyrrhobryum parramattense.JPG
Moss at Ferndale Park, Sydney, Australia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Rhizogoniales
Family: Rhizogoniaceae
Genus: Pyrrhobryum
Species:
P. parramattense
Binomial name
Pyrrhobryum parramattense
(Müll.Hal.)
Synonyms
  • Mnium paramattense Müll.Hal.
  • Rhizogonium paramattense (Müll.Hal.)

Pyrrhobryum parramattense is a moss found in very moist situations in Australia , Norfolk Island and New Zealand. Parramatta Moss is a large and luxuriant species, often seen in rainforests. Described from a sample collected near Parramatta.[1]

References

  1. Gilmore, Scott R.. "Rhizogoniaceae: Pyrrhobryum". Australian Mosses Online. http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/Mosses_online/Rhizogoniaceae_Pyrrhobryum.pdf. Retrieved 16 January 2016. 

Wikidata ☰ Q22285265 entry