Syntrichia lithophila (Dusén) Ochyra & R.H.Zander is reported for the first time from the northern hemisphere from Oregon, U.S.A., based on specimens collected during a project to better understand the bryoflora of eastern Oregon. This species represents a new amphitropical disjunct moss species to the Americas. We provide a full description of the species, photographs, and location map of the new Oregon specimen.
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16 May 2023
Syntrichia lithophila, a fantastic new amphitropical disjunct from Oregon, United States
Jason R. Brooks,
Javier A. Jauregui-Lazo
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The Bryologist
Vol. 126 • No. 2
Summer 2023
Vol. 126 • No. 2
Summer 2023
bipolar distribution
Bryophytes
long-distance dispersal
range extension
section Vallidens