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Fendler's brachythecium moss
Scientific Name: Brachythecium fendleri
Family: Brachytheciaceae
Category: Moss
Growth: Nonvascular
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Fendler's Brachythecium Moss (Brachythecium fendleri)
Brachythecium fendleri, commonly known as Fendler's brachythecium moss, is a moss belonging to the Brachytheciaceae family.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Brachythecium fendleri (Sull.) A. Jaeger
- Family: Brachytheciaceae
- Rank: Species
- Synonyms: Leskea fendleri Sull. (based on TYPE G-G-280697), Brachythecium fendleri Jaeger, 1878 (based on TYPE PC0135828)
Distribution and Habitat
- This moss is reported from Canada, specifically along the western boundary of the Kootenay Plains Ecological Reserve.
- It is also found in the United States.
- Bioregions include DMoj, NW, SN, SNE, SW.
- This moss prefers rocky overhangs near creeks.
Morphological Characteristics
- Brachythecium fendleri is a pleurocarpous moss.
- The leaves are minute, less than 1mm in size.
Associated Species
- The lichen species Imshaugia placorodia and Tuckermanella fendleri are often found on twigs in the same area.
Further Information
- Additional information and illustrations can be found in Lawton (1965b, 1971), Flowers (1973), and Sharp et al. (1994).
- Taxonomic information is available from ITIS (TSN 547579).
- More information can be found at the Encyclopedia of Life and Discover Life.