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Icy rockmoss

Conservation status


Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Subdivision: Andreaeophytina
Class: Andreaeopsida
Order: Andreaeales
Family: Andreaeaceae
Genus: Andreaea
Species:
A. frigida
Binomial name
Andreaea frigida

Huebener

Synonyms[2]
  • Andreaea grimsulana Bruch
  • Andreaea nivalis var. frigida (Huebener) Rabenh.
  • Andreaea rothii subsp. frigida (Huebener) W. Schultze-Motel
  • Andreaea rothii var. frigida (Huebener) Lindb.
  • Andreaea frigida f. cuspidata (Limpr.) Mönk.
  • Andreaea frigida var. sudetica Limpr.
  • Andreaea rothii var. grimsulana (Bruch) Müll.Hal.
  • Andreaea rupestris var. septentrionalis Schimp.
  • Andreaea rupestris var. grimsulana (Bruch) Schimp.
  • Andreaea frigida var. cuspidata Limpr.

Andreaea frigida, commonly known as icy rock moss, is a species of moss endemic to Europe.

Distribution and habitat[edit]

Endemic to the mountains of Europe between 37 degrees north and 67 degrees north, A. frigida can be found in Andorra, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France (mainland France and Corsica), Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom. It grows in humid, rocky areas in alpine or subalpine habitats at altitudes of 385–2,800 m (1,263–9,186 ft) above sea level.[1][3]

In the UK its occurrence is widespread in the Cairngorms National Park, where it is typically found on rocks in burns fed by snow patches, but it is not found elsewhere except at a single site in the Lake DistrictofEngland.[4][5]

The earliest records for the UK date to 1854, (although its existence was not formally recognised until 1988), and it is classified as "Vulnerable". The greatest threat to its continuing existence is assumed to be global warming.[6]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Schnyder, N. (2019). "Andreaea frigida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T83659796A87732467. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T83659796A87732467.en. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  • ^ "Andreaea frigida Huebener". WFO Plant List. World Flora Online. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  • ^ Murray, B. M. (1992). Hill, M. O.; Preston, C. D.; Smith, A. J. E. (eds.). Atlas of the Bryophytes of Britain and Ireland. Vol. 2. Mosses (except Diplolepideae). Harley Books. p. 60. ISBN 0 946589 30 5.
  • ^ Rothero, Gordon "Bryophytes", in Shaw, Philip and Thompson, Des (eds.) (2006) The Nature of the Cairngorms: Diversity in a changing environment. Edinburgh. The Stationery Office. ISBN 0-11-497326-1. p. 200.
  • ^ "Snow beds – Scotland’s Arctic" Archived 2010-11-14 at the Wayback Machine SNH. Retrieved 10 June 2008.
  • ^ "Species Action Plan: Icy Rock Moss (Andreaea frigida)" Archived November 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine UK Biodiversity Action Plan. Retrieved 10 June 2008.

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