Austrothamnium pandum is a species of moss[2] from Australia and New Zealand.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Hypnales |
| Family: | Neckeraceae |
| Genus: | Austrothamnium |
| Species: | A. pandum
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| Austrothamnium pandum | |
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Description
editAustrothamnium pandum is a small, gregarious dark green moss.[3]
Taxonomy
editThe species was first scientifically described by Joseph Dalton Hooker and William M. Wilson in 1854 as Isothecium pandum.[4] Johannes Enroth reclassified the species with the name Austrothamnium pandum in 2019.[1]
Etymology
editThe generic name is from the Latin australis for 'southern' combined with the genus name for Thamnobryum.[3] The species name is the Latin for 'bent, curved.'[citation needed]
Range
editNorth and South Island of New Zealand, Queensland and New South Wales Australia, and Norfolk Island.[3]
Habitat
editGrows in wet areas, particularly along streams.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b "Austrothamnium pandum (Hook.f. & Wilson) Enroth". World Flora Online. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ Citizen science observations for Austrothamnium pandum at iNaturalist
- ^ a b c Enroth, Johannes; Olsson, Sanna; Huttunen, Sanna; Buchbender, Volker; Tangney, Ray; Stech, Michael; Hedenäs, Lars; Quandt, Dietmar (2019-05-20). "Orthostichellaceae fam. nov. and other novelties in pleurocarpous mosses revealed by phylogenetic analyses". The Bryologist. 122 (2): 219. doi:10.1639/0007-2745-122.2.219. ISSN 0007-2745.
- ^ "Isothecium pandum Hook.f. & Wilson". World Flora Online. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
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