Phaeoceros carolinianus (Michx.) Prosk.
Detail
- Family
- Notothyladaceae
- Botanical Name
- Phaeoceros carolinianus (Michx.) Prosk.
- Common Name
- Synonym(s)
- Anthoceros carolinianus Michx.
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Comments
- Records previously assigned to Phaeoceros laevis has be moved here. According to Stotler & Crandall-Stotler (2005), Phaeoceros laevis is not known north of Mexico and is primarily a species of mediterranean Europe. Specimens bearing this name are referrable to P. carolinianus which was previously considered a variety of P. laevis perhaps explaining some of the attributions of that name to Virginia.
- Habitat
- Wet soil and banks, often springy, and usually in open, sunny habitats.
- Native Status
- Native
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