PLANTS Profile for Leptodontium excelsum (leptodontium moss)

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PLANTS Profile

Leptodontium excelsum (Sull.) E. Britton
leptodontium moss

Symbol:

LEEX4

Group:

Moss

Family:

Pottiaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Nonvascular

Native Status:

Distribution:

NA (not mapped)

More Information:

Synonyms:
Leptodontium excelsum (Sull.) E. Britton

LEVIS3

Leptodontium viticulosoides (P. Beauv.) Wijk & Margad. var. sulphureum (Lor.) R.H. Zander

Related Taxa:
Leptodontium excelsum (Sull.) E. Britton

View 41 genera in Pottiaceae, 2 species in Leptodontium

Classification:
Leptodontium excelsum (Sull.) E. Britton

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Division	Bryophyta – Mosses
Subdivision	Musci
Class	Bryopsida – True mosses
Subclass	Bryidae
Order	Pottiales
Family	Pottiaceae
Genus	Leptodontium (Müll. Hal.) Hampe ex Lindb. – leptodonium moss
Species	Leptodontium excelsum (Sull.) E. Britton – leptodontium moss

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Leptodontium excelsum (Sull.) E. Britton

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Tennessee:
Grandfather Mountain leptodontium		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Leptodontium excelsum (Sull.) E. Britton

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 16710.

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 09:19 AM CDT