Weissia multicapsularis

Weissia multicapsularis
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Dicranidae
Order:	Pottiales
Family:	Pottiaceae
Genus:	Weissia
Species:	W. multicapsularis
Binomial name
Weissia multicapsularis (Sm.) Mitt.

Weissia multicapsularis, the many-fruited beardless-moss, is an ephemeral moss. It is critically endangered.^{[ citation needed ]}

Distribution

It is found in France, Cornwall, ^[2] Wales, ^[3] and Turkey. ^[4] It grows on damp and muddy non-calcareous soils. It is found on banks hedges, and tracksides.

Taxonomy

It was named by William Mitten, in Ann. Mag. Nat. History, ser. 2 8: 317 in 1851. ^[5]

References

1. Hodgetts, N. (2019). "Weissia multicapsularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T133733A87824053. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T133733A87824053.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. "Weissia multicapsularis". cisfbr.org.uk.
3. "Weissia multicapsularis : Many-fruited Beardless-moss | NBN Atlas". species.nbnatlas.org.
4. Ursavaş, Serhat; Keçeli, Tamer (31 December 2018). "Weissia multicapsularis, a rare moss species new to Turkey and Asia" . Plant Biosystems. 153 (5): 669–672. doi:10.1080/11263504.2018.1536086. S2CID   91676734.
5. "Weissia multicapsularis (Sm.) Mitt. — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org.

External links

• South Wales Bryophytes: Rare fungus on Weissia multicapsularis