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bartramia moss
Scientific Name: Bartramia pomiformis
Family: Bartramiaceae
Category: Moss
Growth: Nonvascular
Duration:
Other Names:
Bartramia pomiformis: Common Apple-Moss
Bartramia pomiformis, commonly known as common apple-moss, is a fascinating species of moss belonging to the Bartramiaceae family.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Bartramia pomiformis Hedw.
- Common Names: Common Apple-moss, Apple Moss, Bartramia Moss
- Family: Bartramiaceae
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Bryophyta
- Synonyms:
- Bartramia circinnulata C. Mll. & Kindb. in Mac.
- Bartramia crispa
- Bartramia glauco-viridis
- Bartramia pomiformis var.
Distribution and Habitat
- This moss forms wide, deep cushions in moist, rocky woods.
- It has been found in Gallia County, Ohio.
Morphological Characteristics
- Typically green or glaucous (bluish-green) in hue.
- Forms pale glaucous green cushions.
- The capsules (spore cases) are apple-shaped, giving the moss its common name.
Quirky Facts
- Bartramia pomiformis gets its common name "apple-moss" from the distinctive apple-like shape of its immature spore capsules.
- A novel macrocyclic biflavonoid called bartramiaflavone has been isolated from Bartramia pomiformis. This compound exists as two equilibrating cyclo-oxo tautomers.
Related Species
- Bartramia halleriana (Haller's Apple-moss or Haller's Bartramia Moss) also belongs to the Bartramiaceae family.
- Bartramia stricta (Rigid Apple Moss) is a small, brownish-green moss found in North America, Europe, and Asia.
- Bartramia ithyphylla (Straight-leaved Apple-moss) is another related species.
- Bartramia subulata (Bartramia Moss)
Further Information
- TSN 16091