PLANTS Profile for Plagiomnium ellipticum (elliptic plagiomnium moss)

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Plagiomnium ellipticum (Brid.) T. Kop.
elliptic plagiomnium moss

Symbol:

PLEL2

Group:

Moss

Family:

Mniaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Nonvascular

Native Status:

Distribution:

NA (not mapped)

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©Michael Lüth. Courtesy of Michael Lüth. Lüth, M. 2004. Pictures of bryophytes from Europe [CD-ROM]. Published by the author. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Synonyms:
Plagiomnium ellipticum (Brid.) T. Kop.

	MNAFI	Mnium affine Bland. ex Funck var. integrifolium (Lindb.) Milde
	MNAFR	Mnium affine Bland. ex Funck var. rugicum (Laurer) Bruch & Schimp.
	MNEL	Mnium ellipticum Brid.
	MNRU	Mnium rugicum Laurer
	PLRU5	Plagiomnium rugicum (Laurer) T. Kop.

Related Taxa:
Plagiomnium ellipticum (Brid.) T. Kop.

View 8 genera in Mniaceae, 9 species in Plagiomnium

Classification:
Plagiomnium ellipticum (Brid.) T. Kop.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Division	Bryophyta – Mosses
Subdivision	Musci
Class	Bryopsida – True mosses
Subclass	Bryidae
Order	Bryales
Family	Mniaceae
Genus	Plagiomnium T. Kop. – plagiomnium moss
Species	Plagiomnium ellipticum (Brid.) T. Kop. – elliptic plagiomnium moss

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Plagiomnium ellipticum (Brid.) T. Kop.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 547964.

Time Generated: 05/18/2013 07:18 AM CDT