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obovate andreaea moss
Scientific Name: Andreaea obovata
Family: Andreaeaceae
Category: Moss
Growth: Nonvascular
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Andreaea obovata (Obovate Andreaea Moss)
Andreaea obovata, commonly known as Obovate Andreaea Moss, is a fascinating nonvascular plant belonging to the moss family.
Considerations for Pets
- This plant has leaves that are mostly concave and oblong-ovate.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Andreaea obovata Thedenius, 1849
- Common Names: Obovate Andreaea Moss, Obovate Rock Moss, and Lapinkarstasammal (Finnish)
- Family: Andreaeaceae
- Kingdom: (Implied: Plantae, based on being a moss)
- Rank: Species
- Synonyms/Related Taxa:
- Andreaea crassinervia Bruch
- Andreaea rupestris Hedw. var. rupestris
- Andreaea rothii F. Weber & D. Mohr
- Andreaea rothii subsp. falcata
- Genus: Andreaea
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to Scandinavia, specifically Sweden and Norway.
- Also found in Australia, Austria, and Finland (Andreaea rupestris var. rupestris).
- Also found in the Antarctic botanical zone
Morphological Characteristics
- Nonvascular plant (moss or algae).
- Leaves are mostly concave and oblong-ovate.
- Leaves of Andreaea rupestris var. alpestris are ovate-lanceolate, up to 1 mm long, about 2:1, and broadest immediately.
- Leaves of *Andreaea rupestris* are ovate, have no costa, and entire (smooth) leaf margins.
- Leaves can be falcate to secund-falcate, ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate, often widest below the middle
Quirky Facts
- The genus Andreaea is named after Johann Andreae, a German pharmacist (1724–1793).
- Some species of Andreaea have been called Granite moss and Lantern moss
- One source mentions the origin of the name having a Greek root in *bryon*, a moss.
Further Information
- Moss Flora of China
- Encyclopedia of Life
- Wikispecies
- California Moss eFlora