On the Distribution of Aloina brevirostris in North America
Steere WC. 1950. On the Distribution of Aloina brevirostris in North America. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 77(6):503-508
A reexamination of older collections and the recent discovery of many new stations indicate that Aloina brevirostris has a much wider distribution in North America than previously suspected, and that instead of being a western species, it extends across the northern part of the whole continent. Furthermore, the restricted habitat of this moss on fine calcareous silts makes it a good indicator species for the presence of calcium ion and for certain definite ranges of particle size within the silt substratum.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Steere, William
- Units
- GLBA
- Keywords
- Inventory and Monitoring (I&M), Plant Communities, Plant Studies