PLANTS Profile for Neckera pennata (neckera moss)

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PLANTS Profile

Neckera pennata Hedw.
neckera moss

Symbol:

NEPE4

Group:

Moss

Family:

Neckeraceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Nonvascular

Native Status:

Distribution:

NA (not mapped)

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Neckera pennata Hedw.

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Synonyms:
Neckera pennata Hedw.

	NEOL3	Neckera oligocarpa Bruch
	NEPEO	Neckera pennata Hedw. var. oligocarpa (Bruch) Müll. Hal.
	NEPET2	Neckera pennata Hedw. var. tenera Müll. Hal.

Related Taxa:
Neckera pennata Hedw.

View 6 genera in Neckeraceae, 3 species in Neckera

Classification:
Neckera pennata Hedw.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Division	Bryophyta – Mosses
Subdivision	Musci
Class	Bryopsida – True mosses
Subclass	Bryidae
Order	Leucodontales
Family	Neckeraceae
Genus	Neckera Hedw. – neckera moss
Species	Neckera pennata Hedw. – neckera moss

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Neckera pennata Hedw.

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.

Kentucky:
a moss		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Neckera pennata Hedw.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 547915.

Time Generated: 10/27/2008 06:58 PM MDT