Wijkia carlottae

Wijkia carlottae, or Carlott's wijkia moss, is a species of moss of the family Pylaisiadelphaceae and genus Wijkia. It is endemic to the Haida Gwaii archipelago in British Columbia, Canada. It occurs in a number of different habitats, but only 10 occurrences are known. It is possibly threatened by logging and it currently classified as vulnerable by NatureServe.[1]

Wijkia carlottae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Hypnales
Family: Pylaisiadelphaceae
Genus: Wijkia
Species:
W. carlottae
Binomial name
Wijkia carlottae
(W.B. Schofield) H.A. Crum

References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2021-01-11.


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