Weissia ludoviciana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pottiales
Classification System: Goffinet et al. (down to genus level) Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Bryophyta Classis: Bryopsida Subclassis: Dicranidae Ordo: Pottiales

Familia: Pottiaceae
Genus: Weissia
Species: Weissia ludoviciana

Name

Weissia ludoviciana (Sull.) W.D.Reese & B.A.E. Lemmon, Bryologist 68: 282. 1965.

Synonyms

• Basionym
• Phascum ludovicianum Sull. in Gray, Manual (ed. 2) 616. 1856.
• Homotypic
• Astomum ludovicianum (Sull.) Sull..
• Hymenostomum ludovicianum (Sull.) A.L.Andrews
• Systegium ludovicianum (Sull.) A.Jaeger

References

Primary references

• Reese, W.D. & Lemmon, B.E. 1965. A natural hybrid between Weissia and Astomum and notes on the nomenclature of the North American species of Astomum. The Bryologist 68(3): 277–288. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Gray, A. 1856. A Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States. Second Edition. New York: George P. Putnam & Co. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Tropicos.org 2022. Weissia ludoviciana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Oct. 2022.

Vernacular names

English: astomum moss