Gymnostomum aeruginosum Sm.
(Verdigris Tufa-moss)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGymnostomum aeruginosum (Verdigris Tufa-moss)
GenusGymnostomum (a genus of tufa-mosses)
FamilyPOTTIACEAE (beard-. beardless, earth-, pottia, stubble-, crispy- and screw-mosses)
OrderDICRANALES (pocket, fork and dog-tooth mosses)
SubclassEUBRYIDEAE (acrocarpus and pleurocarpous mosses)
ClassBRYOPSIDA (mosses)
PhylumBRYOPHYTA (mosses)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Gymnostomum aeruginosum (Verdigris Tufa-moss) :
1: Gymnostomum aeruginosum (Verdigris Tufa-moss)
15 Apr 2004 OSGR: SX77 50° 40’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
near base of cliff
Image 1: Plant - close-upImage 2: Plant - in situImage 3: Plant - in situ (2)Image 4: Plant - in situ (3)Image 5: Plant - in situ (4)Image 6: Plant - undersideImage 7: Plant - enlargedImage 8: Plant - enlarged (2)Image 9: Cells - at base of leaf - magnifiedImage 10: Cells - lower part of leaf - magnifiedImage 11: Cells - lower part of leaf - magnified (2)Image 12: Cells - upper part of leaf - magnifiedImage 13: Leaf base - microscope low magnificationImage 14: Leaf base - microscope low magnification (2)Image 15: Leaf - magnifiedImage 16: Leaf - magnified (2)Image 17: Leaf - magnified (3)Image 18: Leaf - magnified (4)Image 19: Leaf tip - magnifiedImage 20: Leaf tip - microscope low magnificationImage 21: Leaf tip - microscope low magnification (2)Image 22: Plant - magnifiedImage 23: Plant - magnified (2)Image 24: Plant - magnified (3)Image 25: Plant - magnified (4)Image 26: Plant - magnified (5)
2: Gymnostomum aeruginosum (Verdigris Tufa-moss)
15 Apr 2004 OSGR: SX77 50° 40’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
near base of cliff
Image 1: Plant - close-upImage 2: Plant - in situImage 3: Plant - enlargedImage 4: Plant - enlarged (2)Image 5: Plant - enlarged (3)Image 6: Plant - enlarged (4)Image 7: Plant - enlarged (5)Image 8: Plant - magnifiedImage 9: Plant - magnified (2)Image 10: Plant - magnified (3)Image 11: Plant - magnified (4)Image 12: Plant - magnified (5)Image 13: Plant - magnified (6)Image 14: Plant - magnified (7)Image 15: Plant - magnified (8)Image 16: Plant - magnified (9)

Gymnostomum aeruginosum (Verdigris Tufa-moss) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Gymnostomum aeruginosum (Verdigris Tufa-moss)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Gymnostomum aeruginosum (Verdigris Tufa-moss)
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