Distichophyllum carinatum

Distichophyllum carinatum
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Bryidae
Order:	Hookeriales
Family:	Daltoniaceae
Genus:	Distichophyllum
Species:	D. carinatum
Binomial name
Distichophyllum carinatum Dixon & W.E.Nicholson

Distichophyllum carinatum is a species of moss in the family Daltoniaceae. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It is native to Europe and Asia, where it has a disjunct distribution. It is known to occur in Germany, China, and Japan. It is also known from Austria and Switzerland, but it may be extinct there today. ^[1] It is very uncommon where it still occurs, growing in only four locations. ^[1] It is listed as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. ^[1]

This moss is yellow-green in color and it grows in dense tufts. The crowded leaves are keeled. ^[4]

This species occurs in wet limestone forests. ^[4] It grows on rocks and tree trunks in acidic substrates. ^{[1] [5]}

The small, scattered populations are considered to be endangered because the species is likely very sensitive to environmental changes such as drying and air pollution. ^[1]

References

1. IUCN SSC Bryophyte Specialist Group (2012). "Distichophyllum carinatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T39245A2896138. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T39245A2896138.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Goffinet, B.; Buck, W. R.; Shaw, A. J. (2008). "Morphology and Classification of the Bryophyta". In Goffinet, B.; Shaw, J. (eds.). Bryophyte Biology (2nd ed.). New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 55–138. ISBN   978-0-521-87225-6.
3. Goffinet, B.; Buck, W.R. (4 March 2014). "Classification of extant moss genera". Classification of the Bryophyta. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
4. "Distichophyllum carinatum". Moss Flora of China– via Tropicos.org.
5. Distichophyllum carinatum. Archived September 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.