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convolute desmatodon moss
Scientific Name: Desmatodon convolutus
Family: Pottiaceae
Category: Moss
Growth: Nonvascular
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Other Names:
Convolute Desmatodon Moss (Desmatodon convolutus)
Desmatodon convolutus, commonly known as convolute desmatodon moss, is a nonvascular plant belonging to the moss family.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Desmatodon convolutus (Brid.) Grout
- Common Name: Convolute Desmatodon Moss
- Family: Pottiaceae
- Group: Moss
- Synonyms/Related Taxa:
- Tortula atrovirens (mentioned in the context of names associated with the taxon)
Distribution and Habitat
- Found in Antarctica (Desmatodon ellesmerensis - Convolute Desmatodon Moss)
- Found in the United States (Desmatodon fisherae - Convolute Desmatodon Moss)
- Documented in Montana, United States
- Also present in Arctic Canada (Desmatodon ellesmerensis, a related species)
Morphological Characteristics
- Nonvascular plant (moss)
- Inner leaves sometimes weakly differentiated or convolute-sheathing and enlarged, often awned
Associations and Ecology
- Frequently found in soil crusts in calcrete-dominant landscapes.
Other Desmatodon Species Mentioned:
- Desmatodon coloradensis
- Desmatodon cernuus (Flamingo Moss)
- Desmatodon guepinii (Guepin's desmatodon moss)
- Desmatodon heimii (Heim's desmatodon moss)
- Desmatodon obtusifolius
- Desmatodon randii
- Desmatodon ellesmerensis
- Desmatodon fisherae