Bryophytes of North Carolina
Scientific Name:
Common Name:
Family (Alpha):
« »
View PDFPOLYTRICHACEAE Members: 6 NC Records

Atrichum altecristatum (Renauld & Cardot) Smyth & L.C.R. Smyth - atrichum moss


Taxonomy
Phylum: MOSSESOrder: POLYTRICHALES Family: POLYTRICHACEAE Checklist Number: 157931.00CNABH Tropicos
Comments: This taxon is included in Crum and Anderson (1981) as Atrichum undulatum var. altecristatum, which has since been elevated to the binomial A. altecristatum with A. undulatum sensu stricto being a European species introduced to N. America. A. undulatum is still in wide use on specimens from NC.
Identification
Species Description:
Online Photographs: iNaturalist, Google, GBIF
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Wikipedia
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G5 - S2?
State Protection: