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Pohlia nutans

Species of plant in the family Mniaceae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pohlia nutans
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Pohlia nutans, the nodding thread-moss, is a species of moss in the family Mniaceae.[3] It has a cosmopolitan distribution, found on all seven continents; Europe, Iceland, Siberia, Japan, North America, Greenland, the Andes of South America, South Africa, Tasmania and nearby mainland Australia, New Zealand, and the Antarctic Peninsula and Mount Rittmann in Antarctica.[4] An extremophile, it is resistant to cold, drought, salt, acid, heavy metals, and intense UV radiation.[5][6][7][8]

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Pohlia nutans is subject to fungal infections which cause fairy rings to appear. Some causative agents have been identified, including species of Cladosporium, Mortierella gamsii and Mortierella fimbricystis.[9]

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Subtaxa

The following subtaxa are accepted:[1]

  • Pohlia nutans subsp. nutans
  • Pohlia nutans subsp. schimperi (Müll. Hal.) Nyholm
  • Pohlia nutans var. clavata Broth. ex Ihsiba
  • Pohlia nutans var. nutans

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