Weissia multicapsularis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Bryopsida |
Subclass: | Dicranidae |
Order: | Pottiales |
Family: | Pottiaceae |
Genus: | Weissia |
Species: | W. multicapsularis
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Binomial name | |
Weissia multicapsularis (Sm.) Mitt.
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Weissia multicapsularis, the many-fruited beardless-moss, is an ephemeral moss. It is critically endangered.[citation needed]
It is found in France, Cornwall,[2] Wales,[3] and Turkey.[4] It grows on damp and muddy non-calcareous soils. It is found on banks hedges, and tracksides.
It was named by William Mitten, in Ann. Mag. Nat. History, ser. 2 8: 317 in 1851.[5]