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bryoerythrophyllum moss

Scientific Name: Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostre

Family: Pottiaceae

Category: Moss

Growth: Nonvascular

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Bryoerythrophyllum: A Diverse Genus of Mosses

The genus Bryoerythrophyllum encompasses a variety of mosses found across the globe. This group belongs to the family Pottiaceae and includes species with unique characteristics and distributions.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Genus: Bryoerythrophyllum P.-C. Chen
  • Family: Pottiaceae
  • Synonyms and related names:
    • Barbula (in reference to older classifications of some species)

Common Names

  • Bryoerythrophyllum moss
  • Red Beard-moss (used for some species such as Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum)
  • Scottish beardmoss (Bryoerythrophyllum caledonicum)
  • Rufous Beard-moss (Bryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens)
  • Columbian carpet moss (Bryoerythrophyllum columbianum)

Distribution and Habitat

  • Bryoerythrophyllum is a cosmopolitan genus, found on multiple continents.
  • Specific species have distinct ranges:
    • Bryoerythrophyllum caledonicum is endemic to Scotland.
    • Bryoerythrophyllum columbianum is a western North American endemic, found in British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California, and Idaho, often in sagebrush-steppe environments.
    • Bryoerythrophyllum rubrum has been found in Turkey and even Antarctica.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Plants are rather robust.
  • Coloration changes with age, starting yellowish green when young and becoming reddish-brown to reddish when older.
  • Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum is described as a small moss with narrow leaves.
  • Lower part of shoots red-brown.

Ecological Role

  • Bryoerythrophyllum, along with Barbula, Didymodon, and Pseudocrossidium, forms a group of Pottiaceous genera.

Quirky Facts

  • Scotland holds a significant portion (over 60%) of the European bryophyte flora, including endemic species like Bryoerythrophyllum caledonicum.
  • The first mention of a moss in Derbyshire is noted as Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum in John Ray’s Synopsis Methodica Stirpium Britannicarum.

Further Information

  • British Bryological Society Checklist of British and Irish Bryophytes
  • Encyclopedia of Life: For information on Bryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens.
  • Species 2000: For information on Bryoerythrophyllum recurvum.
  • ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System): Provides taxonomic status for various species, such as Bryoerythrophyllum inaequalifolium.
  • Catalogue of Life
  • Plantlife Scotland
  • The Scottish Moss Collection Code