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Ptychostomum knowltonii

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Ptychostomum knowltonii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Bryales
Family: Bryaceae
Genus: Ptychostomum
Subgenus: Ptychostomum subg. Cladodium
Species:
P. knowltonii
Binomial name
Ptychostomum knowltonii
(Barnes) J.R.Spence, 2005
Synonyms[1]
  • Bryum knowltonii Barnes, 1889

Ptychostomum knowltonii is a species of moss belonging to the family Bryaceae.[1] Its green leaves are ovate and strongly concave.[2]

It is native to Northern Hemisphere.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Ptychostomum knowltonii (Barnes) J.R.Spence, 2005". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  2. ^ Spence, John R. "Ptychostomum knowltonii". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 15 July 2024 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.