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Crumia
''Crumia latifolia'' is a species of moss belonging to the family Pottiaceae, and is the sole representative of the genus ''Crumia''. The species is found in low to mid elevation sites throughout the western United States and Canada. Exposed individuals may turn a reddish-brown color. It was described by Wilfred Borden Schofield in 1966. '' Tortula deciduidentata'' was once placed in this genus as ''Crumia deciduidentata''. The genus is named for bryologist Howard Alvin Crum Howard Alvin Crum (July 14, 1922 – April 30, 2002) was an American botanist dedicated to the study of mosses, and was a renowned expert on the North American bryoflora. Early life Crum was born in Mishawaka, Indiana, and after he graduated hig .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q17290447, from2=Q15336206 Pottiaceae Monotypic moss genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pottiaceae
The Pottiaceae are a Family (biology), family of mosses. They form the most numerous moss family known, containing nearly 1500 species or more than 10% of the 10,000 to 15,000 moss species known. Genera The family has four subfamilies and 83 genera. * Subfamily Trichostomoideae **''Bryoceuthospora'' **''Calymperastrum'' **''Calyptopogon'' **''Chionoloma'' **''Eucladium'' **''Leptobarbula'' **''Neophoenix'' **''Pachyneuropsis'' **''Pleurochaete'' **''Pottiopsis'' **''Pseudosymblepharis'' **''Quaesticula'' **''Streptocalypta'' **''Tetracoscinodon'' **''Tetrapterum'' **''Tortella (plant), Tortella'' Lindb. **''Trachycarpidium'' **''Trichostomum'' **''Oxystegus'' **''Tuerckheimia (plant), Tuerckheima'' Broth. **''Uleobryum'' **''Weissia'' **''Weissiodicranum'' * Subfamily Barbuloideae **''Anoectangium'' **''Barbula'' **''Bellibarbula'' **''Bryoerythrophyllum'' **''Cinclidotus'' **''Dialytrichia'' **''Didymodon'' (e.g. ''Didymodon tomaculosus'') **''Erythrophyllopsis'' **''Ganguleea' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilfred Borden Schofield
Wilfred "Wilf" Borden Schofield (Botanist) (19 July 1927, Brooklyn Corner, Kings County, Nova Scotia – 5 November 2008) was a Canadian botanist, specializing in mosses and liverworts. He was considered by many "the foremost bryologist in Canada". Biography Wilfred B. Schofield, who had two brothers and a sister, grew up in Nova Scotia. He received in 1950 a B.A. from Acadia University, where he was influenced by E. Chalmers Smith (1912–1992) and John S. Erskine (1900–1981). In 1951 Schofield obtained a Class A teacher's license from Nova Scotia Normal College. From 1951 to 1954 he was a high school geology teacher in Nova Scotia. He became in 1954 a graduate student at Stanford University, where he met Margaret "Peggy" Irene Bledsoe (1931–2005). In 1956 they both received their M.A.s (he in botany and she in music) and married in the autumn of that year. After their honeymoon, the newlyweds moved to Nova Scotia, where Wilfred Schofield spent the winter teaching high school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Alvin Crum
Howard Alvin Crum (July 14, 1922 – April 30, 2002) was an American botanist dedicated to the study of mosses, and was a renowned expert on the North American bryoflora. Early life Crum was born in Mishawaka, Indiana, and after he graduated high school, attended Western Michigan Teachers College (now Western Michigan University). Initially a German major, World War II interrupted his education. He joined the United States Army Air Force in 1942 and served in the Intelligence Division. He was stationed in North Africa and the Middle East working as a cryptographer. After the war, Crum returned to Western Michigan and changed his major from German to botany. He received his B.S. in 1947. The fall after receiving his undergraduate degree, he began his graduate work at the University of Michigan. He completed his Ph.D. in 1951 under direction of Harley H. Bartlett. Upon finishing his degree, he went to Stanford University for a 2-year postdoc, working with William C. Steere to stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moss
Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu stricto''. Bryophyta (''sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which comprise liverworts, mosses, and hornworts. Mosses typically form dense green clumps or mats, often in damp or shady locations. The individual plants are usually composed of simple leaves that are generally only one cell thick, attached to a stem that may be branched or unbranched and has only a limited role in conducting water and nutrients. Although some species have conducting tissues, these are generally poorly developed and structurally different from similar tissue found in vascular plants. Mosses do not have seeds and after fertilisation develop sporophytes with unbranched stalks topped with single capsules containing spores. They are typically tall, though some species are much larger. ''Dawsonia'', the tallest moss in the world, can grow to in height. There are a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tortula Deciduidentata
''Tortula'' is a genus of mosses in the family Pottiaceae. Species There are different classifications for the species included in the genus. The delimitation of genus Tortula is problematic and was subject to a number of alterations in the past. Some species that were earlier placed under '' Desmatodon'', '' Phascum'' and '' Pottia'' have been made part of genus ''Tortula'', while other species that had been formerly placed in this genus became part of '' Hennediella,'' '' Microbryum'' and '' Syntrichia''. The rearrangement of the genus followed new studies in gametophyte characteristics.Wolfgang Frey, Michael Stech, Eberhard Fischer: ''Bryophytes and Seedless Vascular Plants'' (= Syllabus of Plant Families. 3). 13th edition. Borntraeger, Berlin 2009, , pp. 182, 183 * '' Tortula acaulon'' (With.) R. H. Zander ** '' Tortula acaulon var. pilifera'' (Schreb. ex Hedw.) R.H. Zander * '' Tortula ammonsiana'' Crum & Anderson – Ammons' Tortula Moss * '' Tortula amphidiacea'' (C. Müll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
