| Bartramia stricta | |
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Bartramiales |
| Family: | Bartramiaceae |
| Genus: | Bartramia |
| Species: | B. stricta
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| Binomial name | |
| Bartramia stricta Brid.
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Bartramia stricta, commonly called rigid apple moss or sometimes upright apple moss, is a species of moss in the family Bartramiaceae. It has been observed in California, Texas and New Mexico, USA and British Columbia, Canada. [1] It is described as a green to brownish-green perennial moss, growing small erect tufts in scattered colonies across rocky outcrops and shallow soil grasslands. [2] Reproduction and dispersal occurs via spores, and as B. stricta has both female and male reproductive structures found within the same plant, ensuring successful fertilisation and sporangia and spore production and dispersal. [2]
References
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ^ a b Canada, Environment and Climate Change (2010-11-24). "Rigid apple moss (Bartramia stricta): COSEWIC assessment and statusReport 2009". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2023-09-13.