Ptychostomum knowltonii

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Ptychostomum knowltonii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Bryales
Family: Bryaceae
Genus: Ptychostomum
Subgenus: Ptychostomum subg. Cladodium
Species:
P. knowltonii
Binomial name
Ptychostomum knowltonii
(Barnes) J.R.Spence, 2005
Synonyms [1]
  • Bryum knowltoniiBarnes, 1889

Ptychostomum knowltonii is a species of moss belonging to the family Bryaceae. [1] Its green leaves are ovate and strongly concave. [2]

It is native to Northern Hemisphere. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ptychostomum knowltonii (Barnes) J.R.Spence, 2005". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  2. Spence, John R. "Ptychostomum knowltonii". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 15 July 2024 via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.