Ptychostomum warneum
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| Ptychostomum warneum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Bryales |
| Family: | Bryaceae |
| Genus: | Ptychostomum |
| Subgenus: | Ptychostomum subg. Ptychostomum |
| Species: | P. warneum
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| Binomial name | |
| Ptychostomum warneum (Schwägr. ex Steud.) J.R. Spence
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Ptychostomum 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.
It is a pioneer species intolerant of both shade and trampling.[3]
Generally forming dense clusters of plants with one-centimetre stems with small, hanging capsules in which spores are produced and, upon maturity, emitted.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Bryum warneum" (PDF). Plantlife. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28.
- ^ a b Edwards, Sean R. (2012). English Names for British Bryophytes. British Bryological Society Special Volume. Vol. 5 (4 ed.). Wootton, Northampton: British Bryological Society. ISBN 978-0-9561310-2-7. ISSN 0268-8034.
- ^ Hodgetts, N.; Blockeel, T.; Konstantinova, N.; Papp, B.; Schyder, N.; Schröck, C.; Sergio, C.; Untereiner, A. "Warne's Thread-moss". IUCN Red List. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
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