PLANTS Profile for Tortula ammonsiana (Ammons' tortula moss)

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Tortula ammonsiana H.A. Crum & L.E. Anderson
Ammons' tortula moss

Symbol:

TOAM3

Group:

Moss

Family:

Pottiaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Nonvascular

Native Status:

Distribution:

NA (not mapped)

More Information:

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Tortula ammonsiana H.A. Crum & L.E. Anderson

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Related Taxa:
Tortula ammonsiana H.A. Crum & L.E. Anderson

View 41 genera in Pottiaceae, 29 species in Tortula

Classification:
Tortula ammonsiana H.A. Crum & L.E. Anderson

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Division	Bryophyta – Mosses
Subdivision	Musci
Class	Bryopsida – True mosses
Subclass	Bryidae
Order	Pottiales
Family	Pottiaceae
Genus	Tortula Hedw. – tortula moss
Species	Tortula ammonsiana H.A. Crum & L.E. Anderson – Ammons' tortula moss

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Tortula ammonsiana H.A. Crum & L.E. Anderson

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

North Carolina:
Ammon's tortula		Endangered
Tennessee:
Ammons's tortula		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Tortula ammonsiana H.A. Crum & L.E. Anderson

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 548138.

Related Web Sites:
Tortula ammonsiana H.A. Crum & L.E. Anderson

USDA FS Eastern Region-Species Conservation Assessments

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