''Conardia'' is a genus of
mosses
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 horn ...
belonging to the family
Amblystegiaceae.
The genus was first described by
Harold E. Robinson
Harold Ernest Robinson (May 22, 1932 – December 17, 2020) was an American botanist and entomologist.
Career
Robinson's specialty was the sunflower family (Asteraceae) and the bryophytes. He has named or described over 2,800 new species and ...
.
The genus name of ''Conardia'' is in honour of
Henry Shoemaker Conard (1874 - 1971), an American botanist who was a leading authority on bryophytes and water lilies, as well as an early advocate of environmental preservation.
The genus was
circumscribed
In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter and its radius is called the circumradius.
Not every po ...
by
Harold Ernest Robinson
Harold Ernest Robinson (May 22, 1932 – December 17, 2020) was an American botanist and entomologist.
Career
Robinson's specialty was the sunflower family (Asteraceae) and the bryophytes. He has named or described over 2,800 new species and s ...
in
Phytologia Vol.33 (Issue 4) on page 294 in 1976.
The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America.
Species:
* ''
Conardia compacta
''Conardia'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Amblystegiaceae.
The genus was first described by Harold E. Robinson.
The genus name of ''Conardia'' is in honour of Henry Shoemaker Conard (1874 - 1971), an American botanist who was a ...
'' H.Robinson, 1976
References
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Amblystegiaceae
Moss genera