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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)