PLANTS Profile for Rhachithecium perpusillum (rhachithecium moss)

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PLANTS Profile

Rhachithecium perpusillum (Thwaites & Mitt.) Broth.
rhachithecium moss

Symbol:

RHPE10

Group:

Moss

Family:

Rhachitheciaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Nonvascular

Native Status:

Distribution:

NA (not mapped)

More Information:

Synonyms:
Rhachithecium perpusillum (Thwaites & Mitt.) Broth.

TOPR2

Tortula propagulosa Sharp

Related Taxa:
Rhachithecium perpusillum (Thwaites & Mitt.) Broth.

View 1 genera in Rhachitheciaceae, 1 species in Rhachithecium

Classification:
Rhachithecium perpusillum (Thwaites & Mitt.) Broth.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Division	Bryophyta – Mosses
Subdivision	Musci
Class	Bryopsida – True mosses
Subclass	Bryidae
Order	Orthotrichales
Family	Rhachitheciaceae
Genus	Rhachithecium Broth. ex Le Jolis – rhachithecium moss
Species	Rhachithecium perpusillum (Thwaites & Mitt.) Broth. – rhachithecium moss

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Rhachithecium perpusillum (Thwaites & Mitt.) Broth.

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:
budding tortula		Special Concern

More Accounts and Images:
Rhachithecium perpusillum (Thwaites & Mitt.) Broth.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 548071.

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 02:26 PM CDT