PLANTS Profile for Racomitrium ericoides (racomitrium moss)

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Racomitrium ericoides (F. Weber ex Brid.) Brid.
racomitrium moss

Symbol:

RAER2

Group:

Moss

Family:

Grimmiaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Nonvascular

Native Status:

Distribution:

NA (not mapped)

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Photo of Racomitrium ericoides (F. Weber ex Brid.) Brid.

©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 permission of the copyright holder.

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Racomitrium ericoides (F. Weber ex Brid.) Brid.

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Synonyms:
Racomitrium ericoides (F. Weber ex Brid.) Brid.

	RACAS2	Racomitrium canescens (Hedw.) Brid. var. strictum Schlieph.
	RACAE	Racomitrium canescens (Hedw.) Brid. f. epilosum (H. Müll. ex Milde) G. Jones
	RACAE2	Racomitrium canescens (Hedw.) Brid. f. ericoides (F. Weber ex Brid.) Mönk.

Related Taxa:
Racomitrium ericoides (F. Weber ex Brid.) Brid.

View 7 genera in Grimmiaceae, 24 species in Racomitrium

Classification:
Racomitrium ericoides (F. Weber ex Brid.) Brid.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Division	Bryophyta – Mosses
Subdivision	Musci
Class	Bryopsida – True mosses
Subclass	Bryidae
Order	Grimmiales
Family	Grimmiaceae
Genus	Racomitrium Brid. – racomitrium moss
Species	Racomitrium ericoides (F. Weber ex Brid.) Brid. – racomitrium moss

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Racomitrium ericoides (F. Weber ex Brid.) Brid.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 548052.

Time Generated: 06/18/2013 06:11 PM CDT