Tetrodontium brownianum
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Tetrodontium brownianum, is a species of moss commonly known as Brown's tetrodontium moss[2] or Brown's four-tooth moss.[3] It is widely distributed. In North America it is found in Washington state and British Columbia on the west coast and from Newfoundland to Ohio to the east.[1] It is also present in Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom as well as Japan, New Zealand and Chile.[citation needed]
It is named after Robert Brown, the Scottish botanist who first discovered the plant growing at Roslin near Edinburgh in the late 18th century whilst still a student. The plant can still be found at the site of its discovery.[4]
See also
- Endemic Scottish mosses:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bryophyte Flora of North America: Tetrodontium brownianum" efloras.org. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
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- ↑ "The British Database of World Flora and Fauna: Tetrodontium brownianum" British Towns and Villages Network. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
- ↑ "Bryology (mosses, liverworts and hornworts)" Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
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