Mosses of Rowan County, Kentucky

Author:

Allen C. Risk

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Published:

September – 1991

Keywords:

Mosses, Barbula reflexa, Bryum cyclophyllum, gemmiparum, Ditrichum rhynchostegium, Ephemerum cohaerens, Fabronia ciliaris, Brothera leana, Fissidens exilis, Gumnostomum angustifolium, Heterocladium macounii

ABSTRACT
One hundred and sixty-two moss taxa (154 species and 8 varieties) are reported for Rowan County, Kentucky. <em>Barbula reflexa</em>, <em>Bryum cyclophyllum</em>, <em>B. gemmiparum</em>, <em>Ditrichum rhynchostegium</em>, <em>Ephemerum cohaerens</em>, and <em>Fabronia ciliaris</em> are newly reported for Kentucky. Other species of interest include <em>Brothera leana</em>, <em>Fissidens exilis</em>, <em>Gumnostomum angustifolium</em>, and <em>Heterocladium macounii</em>.