Biology:Tetrodontium brownianum
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Short description: Species of moss
| Tetrodontium brownianum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Tetraphidopsida |
| Order: | Tetraphidales |
| Family: | Tetraphidaceae |
| Genus: | Tetrodontium |
| Species: | T. brownianum
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| Binomial name | |
| Tetrodontium brownianum Dickson. Schwaegr.[1]
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Tetrodontium brownianum is a species of moss commonly known as Brown's tetrodontium moss[2] or Brown's four-tooth moss.[3] It is widely distributed. In North America it is found in Washington state and British Columbia on the west coast and from Newfoundland to Ohio to the east.[1] It is also present in Austria, France , Germany , Ireland, Norway , Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom as well as Japan , New Zealand and Chile .[4][5]
It is named after Robert Brown, the Scottish botanist who first discovered the plant growing at Roslin near Edinburgh in the late 18th century whilst still a student. The plant can still be found at the site of its discovery.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bryophyte Flora of North America: Tetrodontium brownianum" efloras.org. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
- ↑ "Tetrodontium brownianum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=TEBR3. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ "The British Database of World Flora and Fauna: Tetrodontium brownianum" British Towns and Villages Network. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
- ↑ "Tetrodontium brownianum". http://www.nzflora.info/factsheet/Taxon/Tetrodontium-brownianum.html.
- ↑ "Tetrodontium brownianum var. brownianum". http://explorer.natureserve.org/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Tetrodontium+brownianum.
- ↑ "Bryology (mosses, liverworts and hornworts)" Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
Wikidata ☰ Q7706814 entry
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