Atrichum crispum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Polytrichopsida |
Order: | Polytrichales |
Family: | Polytrichaceae |
Genus: | Atrichum |
Species: | A. crispum
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Binomial name | |
Atrichum crispum (James) Sull.
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Atrichum crispum is a species of moss. [1] It is dioicous with males being the same size as females or larger. [2]
The following is a list of common names the species goes by:
The species has a disjunct distribution where it occurs in Europe and eastern parts of North America. [4] In Europe only male plants have been discovered. [8]
It occurs in eight regions of Estonia with it first being found in Estonia during 2004. [9]
It is frequent in the Atlantic coastal plain but also occurs in the mountains. [8]
It is native to five counties in Florida. [10]
It is thought that the species was introduced to the British Isles from North America. [5]
British bryologist John Nowell was the first to find the species in Britain in 1848 near Rochdale, [11] and it was first found in Ireland during 1957. [5]