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anoectangium moss
Scientific Name: Anoectangium aestivum
Family: Pottiaceae
Category: Moss
Growth: Nonvascular
Duration:
Other Names:
Anoectangium aestivum: Summer-moss
Anoectangium aestivum, commonly known as anoectangium moss or summer-moss, is a species of moss belonging to the Pottiaceae family. This moss forms conspicuous, bright green cushions and turfs.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Anoectangium aestivum (Hedw.) Mitt.
- Common Names: anoectangium moss, summer-moss, Kiwi Cave-moss
- Family: Pottiaceae
- Division: Bryophyta
- Synonyms:
- Gymnostomum aestivum Hedw.
- Anoectangium subclarum
Distribution and Habitat
- This moss is widely distributed, with occurrences reported in various regions, including:
- Australia
- United States
- Bhutan
- China
- India
- Antarctica
- Mexico
- Russia (three species known)
- British Isles
- Europe and Macaronesia
- Hawaii (on wet cave walls)
- Colorado, USA
Morphological Characteristics
- Plants are slender, small to medium-sized, and bright green to yellowish-green.
- They form dense cushions and turfs, sometimes several centimeters in size.
- The leaves have plane margins and cells.
Genetic and Cytological Information
- Differentiation of bud cells readily occurs on medium supplemented with phenolic compounds, such as salicylic acid, in Anoectangium thomsonii.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Exogenous kinetin and auxin act synergistically in Anoectangium thomsonii.
Further Information
- USDA
- Encyclopedia of Life
- Tropicos
- Andean Bryo
- Bolivia Bryophytes
- Cent. Amer. Moss