Weissia sterilis

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Weissia sterilis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Dicranidae
Order: Pottiales
Family: Pottiaceae
Genus: Weissia
Species:
W. sterilis
Binomial name
Weissia sterilis
(Nees & Hornsch.) Müll.Hal.

Weissia sterilis is a species of moss in the family Pottiaceae. [2] It is found in lowland grasslands in Europe, mainly France and Great Britain. It is classified as a near-threatened species due to habitat degradation, decreasing population size, extensive ploughing and the cessation of grazing. [3]

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References

  1. Hodgetts, N. (2019). "Weissia sterilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T87566901A87824241. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T87566901A87824241.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. "Weissia sterilis W. E. Nicholson, 1903". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. Hodgetts, N. (2019). "Sterile Beardless-moss - Weissia sterilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T87566901A87824241.