Crumia
Genus of mosses
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Crumia latifolia is a species of moss belonging to the family Pottiaceae, and is the sole representative of the genus Crumia.[1]
| Crumia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Dicranidae |
| Order: | Pottiales |
| Family: | Pottiaceae |
| Genus: | Crumia W.B.Schofield |
| Species: | C. latifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Crumia latifolia W.B.Schofield | |
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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.[2] It was described by Wilfred Borden Schofield in 1966.[1]
Tortula deciduidentata was once placed in this genus as Crumia deciduidentata.[3] The genus is named for bryologist Howard Alvin Crum.[2]