Bryum turbinatum

Bryum turbinatum, also known as topshape thread-moss or pear-fruited bryum, is a species of moss found in continental Europe and the US.[1][2] The species became extinct across the British Isles in the 1940s according to the Species Recovery Trust and in 2001 according to the IUCN, and it has not reestablished since.[3][4][5]

Bryum turbinatum
Bryum turbinatum in Germany in 2007
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Bryales
Family: Bryaceae
Genus: Bryum
Species:
B. turbinatum
Binomial name
Bryum turbinatum
(Hedw.) Turner

Splachnobryum kieneri is listed by the USDA as a synonym.[6]

It grows on the edges of ditches and ponds, on calcareous, gravelly ground.

References
  1. Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel
  2. USDA Plants Database
  3. "Species Recovery Trust - Lost Life". Archived from the original on 2019-04-28. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  4. "British Bryological Society". Archived from the original on 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  5. Natural History Museum - Bryum turbinatum
  6. USDA Plants Database


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