Species: Ditrichum zonatum
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Dicranales
Family
Ditrichaceae
Genus
Ditrichum
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Non-Vascular - Mosses
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Bryophyta - Bryopsida - Dicranales - Ditrichaceae - Ditrichum
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Tufts glossy green above, reddish below. Plants fragile, shoots .5-5.0 cm, forming dense tufts, often with annual growth zones (Smith 1978).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G3G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
2000-06-02
Global Status Last Changed
2000-06-02
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Ditrichum zonatum var. zonatum scattered localities in Britain (Wales and from Northumberland and Westmorland northwards, Antrim); West and Central Europe, Pyrenees (Smith 1978). D. zonatum var. scabrifolium is known from Britain and Ireland (Merioneth, Caerns, Kirkcudbright, Scottish Highlands, Outer Hebrides, West Galway, West Donegal)(Smith 1978) and British Columbia in Canada and Washington in the U.S. Smith (1978) considers var. scabrifolium to be an endemic of Britain and Ireland however, the report from British Columbia has been confirmed.