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Photograph of Atrichum angustatum (Brid.) BSG

Photographer: Janice Stiefel

Type Moss - Family Polytrichaceae

Atrichum angustatum (Brid.) BSG

Catherinea moss, lesser smoothcap, atrichum moss

Atrichum: In honor of Catherine II, Empress of Russia. Early botanists,reling upon the patronage of royal families to subsidize their work, often named plants in their honor. Catherinea became Atrichum from Greek atrichos for "hairless".

angustatum: Latin word angustus meaning "narrow, small."

Synonyms

Atrichum angustatum (Brid.) Bruch & Schimp. in B.S.G. var. plurilamellatum (Jenn.) Frye in Grout
Atrichum macmillanii (Holz.) Frye in Grout
Atrichum papillosum (Jenn.) Frye in Grout
Atrichum xanthopelma (C. Müll.) Jaeg.

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