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New England bryhnia moss
Scientific Name: Bryhnia novae-angliae
Family: Brachytheciaceae
Category: Moss
Growth: Nonvascular
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New England Bryhnia Moss (Bryhnia novae-angliae)
Bryhnia novae-angliae, commonly known as New England Bryhnia Moss, is a nonvascular plant belonging to the moss family.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Bryhnia novae-angliae (Sull. & Lesq.) Grout
- Common Name: New England Bryhnia Moss
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Division: Bryophyta
- Class: Bryopsida
- Order: Hypnales
- Family: Brachytheciaceae
- Synonym: Brachythecium novae-angliae
- Other Names: New England bryhnia
- Taxonomic Status: Accepted
Distribution and Habitat
- Found in Labrador, Newfoundland (NF), and California (CA).
- Specifically noted in New England (Howard County, MD; Susquehanna County, PA).
Conservation Status
- Believed to be rare and of conservation concern in certain states, although not warranting active monitoring at this time. Critically imperiled in some areas.
Additional Information
- TSN (Taxonomic Serial Number): 16274
Further Resources
- Encyclopedia of Life
- Tropicos (MO Bryo)
- ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System)
- OpenUp! NHM-Wien (Natural History Museum, Vienna)