Bryum warneum

Bryum warneum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Bryales
Family: Bryaceae
Genus: Bryum
Species: B. warneum
Binomial name
Bryum warneum
(Röhl.) Brid.
Synonyms [1]
  • Bryum mamillatum Lind.
  • Bryum oelandicum H. Philib.

Bryum warneum, known as sea bryum[2] or Warne's threadmoss,[2][1] is a protected moss found in sandy coastal areas in temperate regions of Europe (including Iceland) and is also recorded to have been found in the Himalaya, the Altai Mountains and in Quebec, Canada.

Generally forming dense clusters of plants with one-centimetre stems with small, hanging capsules in which spores are produced and, upon maturity, emitted.

References

  1. 1 2 "Bryum warneum" (PDF). Plantlife.
  2. 1 2 Edwards, Sean R. (2012). English Names for British Bryophytes. British Bryological Society Special Volume. 5 (4 ed.). Wootton, Northampton: British Bryological Society. ISBN 978-0-9561310-2-7. ISSN 0268-8034.


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