SafePlants

No images found for this plant ID: 2659.

Ensure images are uploaded to the Media Library and tagged with "2659" in the "plant_image_tag" taxonomy.

Safe for Children?

✅ Safe: 0
❓ Neutral: 0
❌ Unsafe: 0

Safe for Dogs?

✅ Safe: 0
❓ Neutral: 0
❌ Unsafe: 0

Safe for Cats?

✅ Safe: 0
❓ Neutral: 0
❌ Unsafe: 0

Safe for Reptiles?

✅ Safe: 0
❓ Neutral: 0
❌ Unsafe: 0

Andersson's arctoa moss

Scientific Name: Arctoa anderssonii

Family: Dicranaceae

Category: Moss

Growth: Nonvascular

Duration:

Other Names:

       

Andersson's Arctoa Moss (Arctoa anderssonii)

Arctoa anderssonii, commonly known as Andersson's arctoa moss, is a nonvascular plant belonging to the moss family.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Arctoa anderssonii Wich.
  • Common Name: Andersson's arctoa moss
  • Family: Dicranaceae
  • Kingdom: (Implied) Plantae
  • Rank: Species
  • Synonyms: Arctoa fulvella var. anderssonii (Wich.) Grout, Arctoa fulvella (Dicks.)

General Information

  • Group: Moss
  • Symbol: ARAN16
  • Type: Nonvascular Plant

Distribution

  • Found in areas that can be described as "English-Icelandic", and reported in other areas such as Trans-Baikal Territory, and southern Ural Mts., Russia.
  • It is also found in moist and grassy areas, such as the river vicinity airport 1 mile W of West Fort William, Ontario, Canada.

Resources and Further Information

  • TSN 547543
  • IRMNG (Species recognized by)
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • Wikispecies
  • The Plant List