Weissia sterilis
(Redirected from Sterile beardless-moss)
| Weissia sterilis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Dicranidae |
| Order: | Pottiales |
| Family: | Pottiaceae |
| Genus: | Weissia |
| Species: | W. sterilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Weissia sterilis (Nees & Hornsch.) Müll.Hal.
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Weissia sterilis is a species of moss in the family Pottiaceae.[2] It is found in lowland grasslands in Europe, mainly France and Great Britain. It is classified as a near-threatened species due to habitat degradation, decreasing population size, extensive ploughing and the cessation of grazing.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Hodgetts, N. (2019). "Weissia sterilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T87566901A87824241. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T87566901A87824241.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Weissia sterilis W. E. Nicholson, 1903". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ Hodgetts, N. (2019). "Sterile Beardless-moss - Weissia sterilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T87566901A87824241.
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