Syntrichia ruraliformis (Besch.) Cardot
(Sand-hill Screw-moss)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSyntrichia ruraliformis (Sand-hill Screw-moss)
GenusSyntrichia (a genus of screw-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 Syntrichia ruraliformis (Sand-hill Screw-moss) :
1: Syntrichia ruraliformis (Sand-hill Screw-moss)
5 Sep 1978 OSGR: SS43 51° 10’ N, 4° 10’ W Vice County: North Devon (VC 4) England
in sand dunes
Image 1: In situImage 2: Side view - slightly excavated - enlarged

Syntrichia ruraliformis (Sand-hill Screw-moss) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Syntrichia ruraliformis (Sand-hill Screw-moss)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Syntrichia ruraliformis (Sand-hill Screw-moss)
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