Pyrrhobryum parramattense

Pyrrhobryum parramattense
moss at Ferndale Park, Sydney, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Bryales
Family: Rhizogoniaceae
Genus: Pyrrhobryum
Species: P. parramattense
Binomial name
Pyrrhobryum parramattense
(Müll.Hal.)
Synonyms
  • Mnium paramattense Müll.Hal.
  • Rhizogonium paramattense (Müll.Hal.)

Pyrrhobryum parramattense is a moss found in very moist situations in Australia, Norfolk Island and New Zealand. Parramatta Moss is a large and luxuriant species, often seen in rainforests. Described from a sample collected near Parramatta.[1]

References

  1. Gilmore, Scott R. "Rhizogoniaceae: Pyrrhobryum" (PDF). Australian Mosses Online. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
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