Didymodon mamillosus

Perthshire Beard-moss
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Dicranidae
Order:	Pottiales
Family:	Pottiaceae
Genus:	Didymodon
Species:	D. mamillosus
Binomial name
Didymodon mamillosus (Crundw.) M.O.Hill[1]

Didymodon mamillosus, commonly known as Perthshire Beard-moss is a species of moss endemic to Europe. It occurs at only five sites including one in Scotland where it is classified as "Critically Endangered". The other sites are in Iceland, Germany, the Czech Republic and in north-east Spain.^[2]

Named as a new species by Alan Crundwell in 1967, the Scottish site at Kirkton Glen in Perthshire was found again in 1998 by Nick Hodgetts. Jan Kucera, working in Bohemia considers it to be a form of D. rigidulus.^[3][4]

See also

• Endemic Scottish mosses:
  • Bryoerythrophyllum caledonicum
  • Bryum dixonii
  • Pohlia scotica
• Plagiomnium medium
• Tayloria lingulata
• Flora of Scotland

References

1. ^ "The Scottish Biodiversity List - Species & Habitat Detail" BiodiversityScotland. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
2. ^ "Moss Species Action Plan US8" (2001) (pdf) Stirling Council. Retrieved 16 May 2008.
3. ^ "Didymodon mamillosus : (Perthshire Beard Moss)" (2002) (pdf) UK Biodiversity Action Plan. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
4. ^ "Species and Habitat Action Plan Assessment Form" (2002) (pdf) UK Biodiversity Action Plan. Retrieved 20 May 2008.