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Weissia controversa  Hedw.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 16656

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Weissia andrewsii E.B. Bartram
  
    Weissia viridula Hedw. ex Brid.
  
    Weissia controversa var. longiseta (Lesq. & James) H.A. Crum, Steere & L.E. Anderson
  
    Weissia controversa var. wolfii (Lesq. & James) H.A. Crum, Steere & L.E. Anderson
  
    Weissia viridula var. australis Austin
  
    Weissia viridula var. wolfii Lesq. & James
  
    Gymnostomum rauanum Austin
  
    Mollia viridula Lindb.
  
    Weissia brandegei Austin
  
    Weissia curvicaulis Brid.
  
    Weissia longiseta Lesq. & James
  
    Weissia microdonta Hedw. ex Brid.
  
    Weissia wolffii Lesq. & James
  
    Weissia controversa var. australis (Austin) Schornh.
  
    Weissia controversa var. wolffii (Lesq. & James) H.A. Crum, Steere & L.E. Anderson
  
    Weissia viridula var. nitida Renauld & Cardot
  
  Common Name(s): controverial weissia moss [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionBryophyta  – mosses, mousses  
                ClassBryopsida   
                   SubclassDicranidae   
                      OrderPottiales   
                         FamilyPottiaceae   
                            GenusWeissia Hedw.  
                               SpeciesWeissia controversa Hedw. – controverial weissia moss  
       

 References
       
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  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Catalog of Chinese Mosses, database (version 2015)  
  Acquired: 2015   
  Notes: Si He, Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO 63166-0299, available at http://www.tropicos.org/Project/MFC   
  Reference for: Weissia controversa   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Weissia controversa   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Weissia controversa   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds.   
  Publication Date: 2007   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 27: Bryophyta: Mosses, part 1   
  Page(s): 734   
  Publisher: Oxford University Press   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 9780195318234   
  Notes: The volumes are also reproduced online (http://www.fna.org/)   
  Reference for: Weissia controversa   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Staples, G. W., C. T. Imada, W. J. Hoe, and C. W. Smith   
  Publication Date: 2004   
  Article/Chapter Title: A revised checklist of Hawaiian mosses   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Tropical Bryology, vol. 25   
  Page(s): 35-69   
  Publisher:    
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  ISBN/ISSN: 0935-5626   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Weissia controversa   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Africa  
    Australia  
    Caribbean  
    Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)  
    Middle America  
    North America  
    Oceania  
    South America  
    Southern Asia  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Canada, Native  
    Continental US, Native  
    Hawaii, Native  
    Mexico, Native  
 

 

    

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