Species: Andreaea megistospora
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Andreaeopsida
Order
Andreaeales
Family
Andreaeaceae
Genus
Andreaea
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Non-Vascular - Mosses
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Bryophyta - Andreaeopsida - Andreaeales - Andreaeaceae - Andreaea - This is a recently described species, closely related to Andreaea rothii (Murray 1987). Two subspecies are described: megistospora and epapillosa. The latter is endemic to western North America.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G4G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
2001-01-04
Global Status Last Changed
2001-01-31
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Subspecies megistospora is disjunct known from Europe and western North America: Scotland, England, Ireland, Norway, British Columbia, Alaska, Washington. Subspecies epapillosa is a western North American endemic known only from British Columbia and Alaska.