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glossy red bryum moss

Scientific Name: Bryum miniatum

Family: Bryaceae

Category: Moss

Growth: Nonvascular

Duration:

Other Names: KY (a moss)

       

Bryum miniatum

Also known as Glossy Red Bryum Moss, Bryum miniatum is a fascinating nonvascular plant belonging to the moss family.

Considerations for Pets

  • As a moss, Bryum miniatum is nonvascular.

Considerations for Children

  • As a moss, Bryum miniatum is nonvascular.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Bryum miniatum Lesq.
  • Common Names: Glossy Red Bryum Moss, Red Thread-Moss, Red Bryum, Bryum Moss
  • Family: Bryaceae
  • Group: Moss

Distribution and Habitat

  • Observed on rocks at Catherine Creek in the Columbia River Gorge and in Klickitat County, Washington.
  • Found on granite cliffs.
  • Found on acidic rocks, such as granite, near water sources.
  • Riparian Communities

Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits

  • Nonvascular.
  • Leaf lamina elliptical, 2.5-3.5:1.
  • Limbidium ending before leaf apex.
  • Plant is glossy.
  • Forms mats.
  • Several centimeters tall
  • Leaves 2–2.5 mm long
  • Early in the season it is green, turning red.

Synonyms

  • Byrum Hedw.

Associations

  • Found with Whitish Feather Moss, Brachythecium albicans in seepage spots.
  • Found in Herbaceous Vegetation, Yellow Monkeyflower

Further Resources

  • Encyclopedia of Life