Bryum alpinum With.
(Alpine Thread-moss)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBryum alpinum (Alpine Thread-moss)
GenusBryum (a genus of thread-mosses)
FamilyBRYACEAE (a family of thread- and hump-mosses)
OrderBRYALES (an order of thyme-, thread-, and apple-mosses)
SubclassEUBRYIDEAE (acrocarpus and pleurocarpous mosses)
ClassBRYOPSIDA (mosses)
PhylumBRYOPHYTA (mosses)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Bryum alpinum (Alpine Thread-moss) :
1: Bryum alpinum (Alpine Thread-moss)
23 Mar 2014 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on heathland
Image 1: Half-dry close-upImage 2: Moist - close-upImage 3: Half-dry close-up - enlargedImage 4: Half-dry close-up - enlarged (2)Image 5: Half-dry close-up - enlarged (3)Image 6: Half-dry close-up - enlarged (4)
2: Bryum alpinum (Alpine Thread-moss)
10 Jun 2009 OSGR: SX77 50° 40’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
red moss beside hill stream
Image 1: Plant - close-upImage 2: Plant - in situImage 3: Plant - in situ (2)Image 4: Plant - side view - close-upImage 5: Plant - side view - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Shoot tip - close-up - highly enlargedImage 7: Shoot tip - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 8: Shoot tip - close-up - highly enlarged (3)Image 9: Shoot tip - close-up - highly enlarged (4)Image 10: Shoot tip - close-up - highly enlarged (5)Image 11: Shoot tip - close-up - highly enlarged (6)Image 12: Shoot tip - close-up - magnifiedImage 13: Shoot tip - close-up - magnified (2)Image 14: Shoot tip - close-up - magnified (3)Image 15: Shoot tip - close-up - magnified (4)Image 16: Leaf base - magnifiedImage 17: Leaf - microscope low magnification

Bryum alpinum (Alpine Thread-moss) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Bryum alpinum (Alpine Thread-moss)
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