PLANTS Profile for Scleropodium cespitans (low scleropodium moss)

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PLANTS Profile

Scleropodium cespitans (Müll. Hal.) L.F. Koch
low scleropodium moss

Symbol:

SCCE5

Group:

Moss

Family:

Brachytheciaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Nonvascular

Native Status:

Distribution:

NA (not mapped)

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Photo of Scleropodium cespitans (Müll. Hal.) L.F. Koch

©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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Scleropodium cespitans (Müll. Hal.) L.F. Koch

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Related Taxa:
Scleropodium cespitans (Müll. Hal.) L.F. Koch

View 17 genera in Brachytheciaceae, 5 species in Scleropodium or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Scientific Name	Common Name	Illustration	Native Status

Scleropodium cespitans var. cespitans	low scleropodium moss	No	NA (N)
Scleropodium cespitans var. sublaeve	low scleropodium moss	No	NA (N)

Classification:
Scleropodium cespitans (Müll. Hal.) L.F. Koch

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Division	Bryophyta – Mosses
Subdivision	Musci
Class	Bryopsida – True mosses
Subclass	Bryidae
Order	Hypnales
Family	Brachytheciaceae
Genus	Scleropodium Schimp. – scleropodium moss
Species	Scleropodium cespitans (Müll. Hal.) L.F. Koch – low scleropodium moss

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Scleropodium cespitans (Müll. Hal.) L.F. Koch

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 548231.

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 04:58 AM CDT