PLANTS Profile for Tomentypnum nitens (tomentypnum moss)

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Tomentypnum nitens (Hedw.) Loeske
tomentypnum moss

Symbol:

TONI70

Group:

Moss

Family:

Brachytheciaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Nonvascular

Native Status:

Distribution:

NA (not mapped)

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Photo of Tomentypnum nitens (Hedw.) Loeske

©Michael Lüth. Courtesy of Michael Lüth. Lüth, M. 2004. Pictures of bryophytes from Europe [CD-ROM]. Published by the author. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Tomentypnum nitens (Hedw.) Loeske

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Synonyms:
Tomentypnum nitens (Hedw.) Loeske

CANI16	Camptothecium nitens (Hedw.) Schimp.
HONI3	Homalothecium nitens (Hedw.) H. Rob.
TONI	Tomenthypnum nitens (Hedw.) Loeske, orth. var.	tomentypnum moss
TONII3	Tomenthypnum nitens (Hedw.) Loeske var. insigne (Milde) C.E.O. Jensen, orth. var.
TONII4	Tomenthypnum nitens (Hedw.) Loeske var. involutum (Limpr.) C.E.O. Jensen, orth. var.
TONII	Tomentypnum nitens (Hedw.) Loeske var. insigne (Milde) C.E.O. Jensen
TONII2	Tomentypnum nitens (Hedw.) Loeske var. involutum (Limpr.) C.E.O. Jensen

Related Taxa:
Tomentypnum nitens (Hedw.) Loeske

View 17 genera in Brachytheciaceae, 2 species in Tomentypnum

Classification:
Tomentypnum nitens (Hedw.) Loeske

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Division	Bryophyta – Mosses
Subdivision	Musci
Class	Bryopsida – True mosses
Subclass	Bryidae
Order	Hypnales
Family	Brachytheciaceae
Genus	Tomentypnum Loeske – tomentypnum moss
Species	Tomentypnum nitens (Hedw.) Loeske – tomentypnum moss

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Tomentypnum nitens (Hedw.) Loeske

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.

Ohio:
fuzzy hypnum moss		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Tomentypnum nitens (Hedw.) Loeske

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 548133.

Time Generated: 10/24/2008 06:43 PM MDT