Ptychostomum turbinatum
Species of moss
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Ptychostomum turbinatum, also known as topshape thread-moss or pear-fruited bryum, is a species of moss found in continental Europe and the US.[1][2] The species became extinct across the British Isles in the 1940s according to the Species Recovery Trust and in 2001 according to the IUCN, and it has not reestablished since.[3][4][5]
| Ptychostomum turbinatum | |
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| Ptychostomum turbinatum in Germany in 2007 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Bryales |
| Family: | Bryaceae |
| Genus: | Ptychostomum |
| Subgenus: | Ptychostomum subg. Ptychostomum |
| Species: | P. turbinatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptychostomum turbinatum (Hedw.) J.R.Spence | |
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Splachnobryum kieneri is listed by the USDA as a synonym.[6]
It grows on the edges of ditches and ponds, on calcareous,[7] gravelly ground.
The leaves' color ranges from dull green to yellow-green.[7]
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