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homaliadelphus moss
Scientific Name: Homaliadelphus
Family: Neckeraceae
Category: Moss
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Sharp's Homaliadelphus Moss
Discover fascinating facts about Sharp's Homaliadelphus Moss, a unique nonvascular plant.
Scientific Name and Common Names
- Scientific Name: Homaliadelphus sharpii (R.S. Williams) Sharp
- Common Names: Sharp's Homaliadelphus Moss
- Other Common Names: Sharp's homaliadelphus moss
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Family: Neckeraceae
- Genus: Homaliadelphus
- Species: Homaliadelphus sharpii
- Synonyms:
- Homalia sharpii Williams
- Homaliadelphus targionianus (Mitt.) Dixon & P. de la Varde
- Homalia levieri
- Homalia targioniana
- Homaliopsis targioniana
- Neckeropsis sinensis
- Variety: Homaliadelphus sharpii var. rotundatus Nog.
Distribution and Habitat
- Homaliadelphus sharpii has been found in Antarctica, China, and the United States.
- Homaliadelphus targionianus has been found in Nepal and Southern Yunnan Province.
Morphological Characteristics
- Homaliadelphus sharpii is a nonvascular plant.
Ecology and Conservation
- Homaliadelphus belongs to the HMB-clade of the Miyabeaceae family, an otherwise pleurocarpous moss family.
Further Information
- MOST: Moss TROPICOS Database
- Encyclopedia of Life
- The Plant List
- British Database of World homaliadelphus moss
- Missi Botanical Garden
- USDA Plants Database