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bryoerythrophyllum moss

Scientific Name: Bryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens

Family: Pottiaceae

Category: Moss

Growth: Nonvascular

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Bryoerythrophyllum: A Genus of Mosses

The genus Bryoerythrophyllum encompasses a variety of moss species found across the globe. This text provides information on several species within this genus.

Considerations for Pets

  • This moss is typically found on soil, stone or wood.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Genus: Bryoerythrophyllum P.-C. Chen
  • Family: Pottiaceae
  • Several species and synonyms are mentioned, including:
    • Bryoerythrophyllum caledonicum (Scottish beardmoss)
    • Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum (Red Beard-moss)
      • Synonym: Barbula recurvirostra
    • Bryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens (Rufous Beard-moss)
      • Synonym: Barbula ferruginascens Stirt.
    • Bryoerythrophyllum columbianum (Columbian carpet moss)
    • Bryoerythrophyllum recurvum (recurved bryoerythrophyllum moss)
    • Bryoerythrophyllum inaequalifolium (unequal leaf bryoerythrophyllum moss)
    • Bryoerythrophyllum rubrum
    • Bryoerythrophyllum jamesonii
    • Bryoerythrophyllum latinervium
    • Bryoerythrophyllum sharpii
    • Bryoerythrophyllum bolivianum
    • Bryoerythrophyllum subcaespitosum

Distribution and Habitat

  • Bryoerythrophyllum caledonicum is endemic to Scotland.
  • Bryoerythrophyllum columbianum is a western North American endemic, found in British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California, and Idaho.
  • The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
  • Some species are found in sagebrush-steppe environments.
  • Some species have been found in Turkey, Mexico, China, and Antarctica.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Plants can be yellowish green when young and reddish brown to reddish when older.
  • Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum is described as a small moss with narrow leaves.

Ecological Role

  • Bryoerythrophyllum, along with Barbula, Didymodon, and Pseudocrossidium, forms a "rather non-descript assemblage" of Pottiaceous genera.
  • Bryoerythrophyllum columbianum is listed in Canada's Species at Risk Act (SARA) and is of special concern.

Quirky Facts

  • Scotland holds over 60% of the European bryophyte flora, including endemic species like Bryoerythrophyllum caledonicum (Scottish beard-moss).

Further Information

  • British Bryological Society Checklist of British and Irish Bryophytes
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • Species 2000
  • Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
  • Catalogue of Life