Pyxidanthera brevifolia
| Sandhills pyxie-moss | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Diapensiaceae |
| Genus: | Pyxidanthera |
| Species: | P. brevifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyxidanthera brevifolia Wells | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Pyxidanthera barbulata var. brevifolia (Wells) H.E. Ahles | |
Pyxidanthera brevifolia, the Sandhills pyxie-moss, is a plant species known only from North Carolina and South Carolina. It occurs in deep, sandy soil such as sand hills and sandy ridgetops, sometimes in open pine-oak woodlands, at elevations of 50-200 m (150-600 feet).[3]
Pyxidanthera brevifolia is closely related to the more widespread P. barbulata, and some authors have suggested considering the two as a single species. For the moment, though, Flora of North America[3] and the Kew Gardens Plant List [4] both accept P. brevifolia as a distinct species. The two can be distinguished by the leaves. Leaves of P. brevifolia are shorter than those of P. barbulata, rarely more than 4 mm long. They also lack the marginal cilia characteristic of P. barbulata, and are more intensely woolly on the underside.[5]
References
- ↑ Tropicos
- ↑ Ahles, Harry E. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 80(2): 173. 1964.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Flora of North America v 8 p 337
- ↑ Kew Gardens Plant List
- ↑ Wells, Bertram Whittier. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 44(2): 238–239, pl. 9. 1929.