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Porter's desmatodon moss
Scientific Name: Desmatodon porteri
Family: Pottiaceae
Category: Moss
Growth: Nonvascular
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Other Names:
Porter's Desmatodon Moss (Desmatodon porteri)
Desmatodon porteri, commonly known as Porter's Desmatodon Moss, is a nonvascular plant belonging to the moss family Pottiaceae.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Desmatodon porteri James
- Synonyms:
- Desmatodon fisherae H.A. Crum
- Tortula porteri (James) Broth.
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Division: Bryophyta
- Class: Bryopsida
- Order: Pottiales
- Family: Pottiaceae
- Genus: Desmatodon
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
Distribution and Habitat
- Desmatodon porteri is found infrequently from Quebec and Ontario southward.
- Its range extends from Connecticut and New York west to Iowa and south to other locations within the United States.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- It is a nonvascular plant, classified within the mosses.
Further Information
- TSN 16668
- USDA
- Encyclopedia of Life
- Moss Flora of North America North of Mexico