Tayloria acuminata
| Tayloria acuminata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Splachnales |
| Family: | Splachnaceae |
| Genus: | Tayloria |
| Species: | T. acuminata |
| Binomial name | |
| Tayloria acuminata | |
| Synonyms | |
| Georgia cuspidata Kindb.[1] | |
Tayloria acuminata, commonly known as acuminate dung moss[2] and acuminate trumpet moss, is a bright-green dung moss species with violet radicles that age to a dark red.[3] It is native to North America[4] and Iceland, where it is found in bird cliffs in Hornstrandir.[5] In Iceland it has the conservation status of a vulnerable species (VU).[5]
References
- ^ "Tayloria acuminata". The Plant List. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
- ^ NRCS. "Tayloria acuminata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ Howard Alvin Crum; Lewis Edward Anderson (1981). Mosses of Eastern North America. Vol. 1. Columbia University Press. p. 489. ISBN 0231045166.
- ^ "Tayloria acuminata". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
- ^ a b Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands [Icelandic Institute of Natural History] (1996). Válisti 1: Plöntur. (in Icelandic) Reykjavík: Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands.