Species: Orthothecium chryseum
Golden Erect-capsule Moss
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Hypnales
Family
Hypnaceae
Genus
Orthothecium
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Non-Vascular - Mosses
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Bryophyta - Bryopsida - Hypnales - Hypnaceae - Orthothecium
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5?
Global Status Last Reviewed
2000-07-24
Global Status Last Changed
2000-07-24
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Found on wet calcareous soil, often on steep slopes where water percolates, more infrequently on rocks and in rock crevices (Steere 1973).