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Status
Several species of Pocket Moss have been reported from Maryland. Fissidens taxifolius may be the most widely-reported species, perhaps because it is relatively large and can be found in a variety of habitats.
Description
As is the case for most mosses, you will need a microscope to identify species of Pocket Moss. In general, you need to observe the microscopic structure of the leaves to distinguish species. You can find a key to species in the Flora of North America series.
Where To Find
Pocket Mosses can be found throughout Maryland in damp habitats, often attached to hard substrates but sometimes growing on soil.
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Pocket Mosses in Montgomery Co., Maryland (12/27/2024). (c) bbuzas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Pocket Mosses in Montgomery Co., Maryland (12/27/2024). (c) bbuzas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Source: Wikipedia
Fissidens | |
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Fissidens dubius | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Bryopsida |
Subclass: | Dicranidae |
Order: | Dicranales |
Family: | Fissidentaceae |
Genus: | Fissidens Hedw.[1] |
Species | |
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Fissidens is a genus of over 480 species of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) in the family Fissidentaceae.[1]
Selected species:[1]
- Fissidens acacioides Schrad.
- Fissidens aciphyllus Dixon
- Fissidens acreanus Irmsch.
- Fissidens acrophilus Brugg.-Nann.
- Fissidens adianthoides Hedw.
- Fissidens afropapillosus P.de la Varde
- Fissidens aggestus (Besch.) Paris
- Fissidens ah-pengae Brugg.-Nann.
- Fissidens albolimbatus Dixon
- Fissidens allionii Broth.
- Fissidens allorgei P.de la Varde
- Fissidens alomoides Müll.Hal. ex Dusén
- Fissidens altisetus Dixon
- Fissidens amazonicus Pursell
- Fissidens amoenus Müll.Hal.
- Fissidens amplifolius Dixon & P.de la Varde
- Fissidens andicola (Herzog) Brugg.-Nann.
- Fissidens androgynus Bruch
- Fissidens angustelimbatus Mitt.
- Fissidens angustiusculus Dixon & P.de la Varde
- Fissidens angustus Thwaites & Mitt.
- Fissidens anisophyllus Dixon
- Fissidens annamensis Paris & Broth.
- Fissidens anomalus Mont.
- †Fissidens antiquus Saporta
- Fissidens antrophyi Müll.Hal.
- Fissidens aoraiensis H.Whittier & H.A.Mill.
- Fissidens aphelotaxifolius Pursell
- Fissidens appalachensis R.H.Zander
- Fissidens arboricola Brugg.-Nann.
- Fissidens arcticus Bryhn
- Fissidens argyroloma P.de la Varde
- Fissidens aristifer Brugg.-Nann.
- Fissidens arnigadhensis Broth. ex S.S.Kumar
- Fissidens arnoldi R.Ruthe
- Fissidens artsii Brugg.-Nann.
- Fissidens arunii J.P.Srivast. & Nork.
- Fissidens asplenioides Hedw.
- Fissidens asselii Bizot
- Fissidens autoicus Thér. & Dixon
- Fissidens axilliflorus Thwaites & Mitt.
- Fissidens azoricus (P.de la Varde) Bizot
- Fissidens badyinbarus I.G.Stone
- Fissidens bassilae Alia, Brugg.-Nann. & Reeb
- Fissidens beccarii (Hampe) Broth.
- Fissidens beckettii Mitt.
- Fissidens benitotanii Z.Iwats., K.T.Yong & Tad.Suzuki
- Fissidens berteroi (Mont.) Müll.Hal.
- Fissidens bessouensis Corb.
- Fissidens biformis Mitt.
- Fissidens bifrons Schimp. ex Müll.Hal.
- Fissidens bilaspurensis Gangulee
- Fissidens bilewskyi P.de la Varde
- Fissidens bistratosus Brugg.-Nann.
- Fissidens blechnoides J.E.Beever
- Fissidens bogoriensis M.Fleisch.
- Fissidens bogosicus Müll.Hal.
- Fissidens boninensis Z.Iwats.
- Fissidens borgenii Hampe
- Fissidens bourgaeanus Besch.
- Fissidens brachypus Mitt.
- Fissidens brassii E.B.Bartram
- Fissidens braunii (Müll.Hal.) Dozy & Molk.
- Fissidens brevidorsus Dixon
- Fissidens brevifrons Mitt.
- Fissidens brevinervis Broth.
- Fissidens brevipes Besch.
- Fissidens brindae Pursell & B.H.Allen
- Fissidens bryoides Hedw.
- Fissidens bushii (Cardot & Thér.) Cardot & Thér.
- Fissidens cagoui Frank Müll., Pursell & Brugg.-Nann.
- Fissidens canalae Broth. & Paris
- Fissidens capitulatus Nog.
- Fissidens capriviensis Magill
- Fissidens carnosus Broth.
- Fissidens celticus Paton
- Fissidens ceylonensis Dozy & Molk.
- Fissidens chioneurus Müll.Hal.
- Fissidens chiricahuensis Pursell & B.H.Allen
- Fissidens chitralensis P.de la Varde
- Fissidens circinalis Mitt.
- Fissidens closteri Austin
- Fissidens coacervatus Brugg.-Nann.
- Fissidens compienei Broth. & Paris
- Fissidens consociatus Thér.
- Fissidens costivelatus Brugg.-Nann.
- Fissidens dubius P.Beauv.
- Fissidens elegans Brid.
- Fissidens exilis Hedw.
- Fissidens grandifrons Brid.
- Fissidens hydropogon Spruce ex Mitt.
- Fissidens inconspicuus Mitt.
- Fissidens incurvus Starke ex Röhl.
- Fissidens integerrimus Mitt.
- Fissidens intramarginatus (Hampe) A.Jaeger
- Fissidens intromarginatulus E.B.Bartram
- Fissidens involutus Wilson ex Mitt.
- Fissidens iwatsukii Brugg.-Nann.
- Fissidens jaiorum H.Whittier & H.A.Mill.
- Fissidens jansenii Sérgio & Pursell
- Fissidens javanicus Dozy & Molk.
- Fissidens jeffreyi Bizot
- Fissidens jonesii Bizot
- Fissidens jungermannioides Griff.
- Fissidens jungermanniopsis Müll.Hal.
- Fissidens juruensis Broth.
- Fissidens kalimpongensis Gangulee
- Fissidens kamiyamae Tad.Suzuki & Z.Iwats.
- Fissidens kammadensis Manju, K.P.Rajesh & Madhus.
- Fissidens karataviensis Samsel
- Fissidens karwarensis Dixon
- Fissidens kiguchii Tad.Suzuki
- Fissidens kilaueae Hoe & H.A.Crum
- Fissidens kinabaluensis Z.Iwats.
- Fissidens kondoi Sakurai
- Fissidens kosaninii Latzel
- Fissidens kurzii Müll.Hal.
- Fissidens lachmannii Bizot
- Fissidens lagenarius Mitt.
- Fissidens lancifolius E.B.Bartram
- Fissidens laosianus Dixon
- Fissidens latelimbatus Brugg.-Nann.
- Fissidens lateriticus K.M.Manjula, Manju & K.P.Rajesh
- Fissidens lautokensis Dixon
- †Fissidens microstictus Dixon & Luisier
- Fissidens polypodioides Hedw.
- Fissidens pusillus (Wilson) Milde
- Fissidens serratus C.Müller
- Fissidens taxifolius Hedw.
- Fissidens usambaricus Broth.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Brinda, John C.; Atwood, John J. (eds.). "A synopsis of Fissidens". The Bryophyte Nomenclator. Retrieved 6 December 2024.