Crumia

Crumia latifolia is a species of moss belonging to the family Pottiaceae, and is the sole representative of the genus Crumia.[1]

Crumia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Dicranidae
Order: Pottiales
Family: Pottiaceae
Genus: Crumia
W.B.Schofield
Species:
C. latifolia
Binomial name
Crumia latifolia
W.B.Schofield
Synonyms
  • Merceya latifolia Kindb.
  • Scopelophila latifolia (Kindb.) Renauld & Cardot

The species is found in low to mid elevation sites throughout the western United States and Canada. Exposed individuals may turn a reddish-brown color.[2] It was described by Wilfred Borden Schofield in 1966.[1]

Tortula deciduidentata was once placed in this genus as Crumia deciduidentata.[3] The genus is named for bryologist Howard Alvin Crum.[2]

References
  1. "Crumia Schof". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  2. "Crumia latifolia in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  3. "Crumia deciduidentata". www.gbif.org.
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