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Roth's andreaea moss

Scientific Name: Andreaea rothii var. papillosa

Family: Andreaeaceae

Category: Moss

Growth: Nonvascular

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Andreaea rothii

Commonly known as Roth's andreaea moss, Andreaea rothii is a nonvascular plant belonging to the moss family.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Andreaea rothii F. Weber & D. Mohr
  • Common Name: Roth's andreaea moss
  • Group: Moss
  • Family: Andreaeaceae
  • Synonyms:
    • Andreaea rothii Weber & D. Mohr, 1807 (as listed in the Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera)
  • Taxonomic Serial Number: 548229, 549329 (for Andreaea rothii var. papillosa)

Distribution

Andreaea rothii is found in the USA and Canada, as indicated by distributional maps from the USDA PLANTS database.

Morphological Characteristics

Andreaea rothii is a nonvascular plant, specifically a moss. Information related to its anatomy and size can be found through external resources.

Related Species and Varieties

  • Andreaea crassinervia Bruch (andreaea moss), not recognized by Crum and Anderson (1981) in the eastern regions.
  • Andreaea alpina (syn. Andreaea parallela var. brevifolia fide Cardot 1908 = Andreaea alpina fide Roivainen 1937)
  • Andreaea huntii Limpr.
  • Andreaea rupestris Roth
  • Andreaea schofieldiana
  • Andreaea megistospora epapillosa (andreaea moss)
  • Andreaea megistospora
  • Variety Andreaea rothii var. papillosa

Further Information

  • USDA PLANTS Database: (http://plants.usda.gov)
  • Biolog.cz: (http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxonlists/id90615/?type=0)
  • The Plant List: Search for Andreaea rupestris.
  • NYBG Virtual Herbarium: Search for Andreaea rupestris.