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Austin's micromitrium moss

Scientific Name: Micromitrium austinii

Family: Ephemeraceae

Category: Moss

Growth: Nonvascular

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Austin's Micromitrium Moss

This page provides information about Austin's Micromitrium Moss, a nonvascular plant in the moss family.

Scientific and Common Names

  • Scientific Name: Micromitrium austinii Sull.
  • Common Name: Austin's Micromitrium Moss

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Division: Bryophyta
  • Class: Bryopsida
  • Order: Pottiales
  • Family: Ephemeraceae (some sources list Pottiaceae or Micromitriaceae)
  • Genus: Micromitrium
  • Synonyms:
    • Micromitrium austinii Sull. var. floridanum (Grout) Crosby
    • Micromitrium megalosporum (Austin) E. Britton (also listed as an interim name)
    • Nanomitrium megalosporum (Austin) E. Britton
    • Micromitrium austinii (Bruch &amp Schimp.) Crosby (redirected from Austin's micromitrium moss)

Distribution

  • Found in the United States.
  • Also found in Australia.