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Common Apple-moss

Mosses and Liverworts

Common apple-moss, Bartramia pomiformis, is a moss of the family Bartramiaceae with narrow, toothed leaves that curl inward when dry and spread outward when moist, and distinctive spherical, slightly lopsided capsules, green at first and turning ridged and brownish with age, that resemble tiny apples on thin stalks. It grows on acidic or neutral rock ledges, walls and earth banks in humid, shaded places, often close to streams and rivers.

Facts
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 2
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Scientific Name
Bartramia pomiformis 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Malvales, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Common Apple-moss

In Biome

River, Biomes
Source Wikidata: Common Apple-moss
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Gansu

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Guangdong

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Bartramia pomiformis
Wikipedia
  • Wikidata Q1281175 (P225 taxon name)
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 313812
    Bartramia pomiformis, the common apple-moss, is a species of moss in the Bartramiaceae family.
  • Article text
    The species is found in acidic or neutral substrates, particularly rock ledges, but also walls and earth banks.
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2. NatureServe Explorer: Bartramia pomiformis
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Malvales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12420
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12420
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Malvales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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4. GBIF Secretariat: GBIF IUCN Red List category for Bartramia pomiformis
GBIF Secretariatcategory
Quote, category
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Common Apple-moss
  • Wikidata Q1281175, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Malvales, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • In Biome: River, Introduction
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