Calflora
Taxon  Report   8867 
Buxbaumia viridis  (A. P. de Candolle) Mougeot and Nestler
Buxbaumia moss
Buxbaumia viridis
© 2013 Scot Loring
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Buxbaumia viridis, a bryophyte, is a moss that is native to California.
It is included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants on list 2B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).   7th Edition  /  8th Edition

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Buxbaumia viridis
© 2013 Scot Loring
Family: BUXBAUMIACEAE  
Genus: Buxbaumia
Name Status:
Accepted by CNPS + PLANTS
 Alternate Names:
(according to)
PLANTS: Buxbaumia indusiata
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Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria

USDA PLANTS Profile (BUVI2)

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Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2017. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jul 14, 2017).

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