Orthotrichum scanicum
Orthotrichum scanicum is a species of moss in the Orthotrichaceae family. It is found in Austria, the Czech Republic, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Sweden, and Switzerland. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
| Orthotrichum scanicum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Orthotrichales |
| Family: | Orthotrichaceae |
| Genus: | Orthotrichum |
| Species: | O. scanicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Orthotrichum scanicum Grönvall | |
O. scanicum was first found in China in 2010 by a researcher names M. Sulayman. He found this moss on Anshan Mountain which is part of an autonomous region of China. Between the years 2010 and 2015, the species were recorded to be found in 11 additional locations in or near this region.[2]
Sources
- Bryophyte Specialist Group (2012). "Orthotrichum scanicum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T39181A2889717. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T39181A2889717.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Skoupá, Zuzana; Ochyra, Ryszard; Guo, Shui-Liang; Sulayman, Mamtimim; Plášek, Vítězslav (June 2018). "Three Remarkable Additions of Orthotrichum Species (Orthotrichaceae) to the Moss Flora of China". Herzogia. 31 (1): 88–100. doi:10.13158/099.031.0105. ISSN 0018-0971.
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