Weissia muhlenbergiana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pottiales
Classification System: Goffinet et al. (down to genus level) Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Bryophyta Classis: Bryopsida Subclassis: Dicranidae Ordo: Pottiales

Familia: Pottiaceae
Genus: Weissia
Species: Weissia muhlenbergiana

Name

Weissia muhlenbergiana (Sw.) W.D.Reese & B.A.E. Lemmon, Bryologist 68: 282. 1965. (as "muehlenbergiana")

• Type locality: "Hab. in America septentrionali".
• Typus: leg. Muhlenberg [s.n.].

Synonyms

• Basionym
• Phascum muhlenbergianum Sw., Adnot. Bot. 74. 1829. (as 'Mühlenbergianum')
• Homotypic
• Astomum muhlenbergianum (Sw.) Grout, Moss Fl. N. Amer. 1: 152. 1938.
• Hymenostomum muhlenbergianum (Sw.) A.L.Andrews, Bryologist 25: 67. 1922

References

Primary references

• Reese, W.D. & Lemmon, B.E. 1965. A natural hybrid between Weissia and Astomum and notes on the nomenclature of the North American species of Astomum. The Bryologist 68(3): 277–288. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Swartz, O.P. (†) 1829. Adnotationes botanicae, quas reliquit Olavus Swartz. Wikström, J.E. (ed.). Holmiae, P.A. Norstedt. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Tropicos.org 2022. Weissia muhlenbergiana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Oct. 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Muehlenberg's astomum moss