Elegant Pseudotaxiphyllum Moss
Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans (Brid.) Z.Iwats.
Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans is a moss species belonging to the family Plagiotheciaceae. It is commonly known as Elegant Pseudotaxiphyllum Moss. The species was first described in 1987 and is found in regions such as Labrador, Québec, several islands in the Azores and Madeira, parts of Europe, and the United States.
Description
Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans is a member of the genus Pseudotaxiphyllum and is part of the Plagiotheciaceae family. It is distributed across Labrador, Québec, and various islands in the Azores and Madeira, as well as in parts of Europe and the United States. The species was formally published in 1987. It is known by the common name Elegant Pseudotaxiphyllum Moss in English.
Other common names
elegant silk mossElegant Pseudotaxiphyllum MossElegant Silk-Moss
Distribution
Labrador · Québec · Corvo Island · Faial Island · Flores Island · Graciosa Island · Pico Island · Santa Maria Island · São Jorge Island · São Miguel Island · Terceira Island · Madeira Island · Flanders · SE · Vermont-US · NO · DK · Grand Duchy of Luxembourg · Belgium · Flemish Region · Walloon Region
Synonyms
Hypnum borrerianumPlagiothecium acuminatumPlagiothecium borrerianumPlagiothecium densumPlagiothecium denticulatum var. densumPlagiothecium elegans var. collinumPlagiothecium elegans var. longinervePlagiothecium elegans var. nanumHypnum elegans var. collinumPlagiothecium nanumPlagiothecium schimperiIsopterygium borrerianumIsopterygium elegansIsopterygium elegans var. longinerveIsopterygium elegans var. nanumIsopterygium elegans var. terrestreIsothecium elegansRhynchostegium elegansRhynchostegium elegans var. terrestreIsopterygium tristanienseIsopterygium borrerianum var. gracilensIsopterygium borrerianum var. terrestrePlagiothecium elegans var. gracilensPlagiothecium elegansPlagiothecium laetum f. densumHypnum mulcensHypnum elegansHypnum planifoliumRhynchostegium elegans var. collinumHypnum denticulatum var. densum
Related species
Pseudotaxiphyllum laetevirens
Pseudotaxiphyllum pohliicarpum
Pseudotaxiphyllum densum
Pseudotaxiphyllum fauriei
Pseudotaxiphyllum maebarae
Pseudotaxiphyllum obtusifolium
Plagiothecium schofieldii
Plagiothecium talbotii
Herzogiella striatella
Plagiothecium latebricola
Plagiothecium berggrenianum
Plagiothecium cochleatum