Splachnum sphaericum from Isle Royale, Michigan
Cameron RG. 1984. Splachnum sphaericum from Isle Royale, Michigan. The Bryologist. 87(4):349-350
Splachnum sphaericum occurs in Isle Royale National Park, Isle Royale, Michigan nearly 900 km south of the nearest previously reported collection from Gillam, Manitoba. In the continental United States, S. sphaericum is otherwise known only from Washington and Wyoming. The disjunct occurrence of the entomophiilous moss on an island currently 24 km from the Canadian mainland suggests that relatively long-distance dispersal of spores by insects is possible.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Cameron, Randall
- Units
- ISRO
- Keywords
- Dispersion, Mosses (Musci), Plant Studies, Splachnum sphaericum)