Flabellidium spinosum Herzog (1916:163)
Santa Cruz bryophyte
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
The genus Flabellidium is currently considered to be monotypic (Brinda & Atwood, 2026).
Conservation Status
Extinct (Hallingbäck & Hodgetts, 2000:79; Baillie & Butcher, 2012:88; IUCN SSC BSG, 2012; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2025)
Last (and only) record: January 1911 (IUCN SSC BSG, 2012 [as 1911]; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2025 [as 1911]; Tropicos, 2026)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution & Habitat
Santa Cruz Cordillera, Bolivia
Type locality: "Die Bryophyten meiner zweiten Reise durch Bolivia [Google Translate: On tree roots in the mountain forest of Tres Cruces (Cordillera de Santa Cruz), approx. 1400 m]" (Herzog, 1916:163)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Herzog, Theodor. (1916). Die Bryophyten meiner zweiten Reise durch Bolivia. Bibliotheca Botanica 87: 1-347, pls. I-VIII.
Other references:
Baillie, Jonathan E. M. and Butcher, Ellen R. (2012). Priceless or Worthless? The world’s most threatened species. London, UK: Zoological Society of London.
Brinda, John C. and Atwood, John J. (eds.). (2026). The Bryophyte Nomenclator, 14 Jul 2026. Available at: https://www.bryonames.org/ [Accessed on 15 August 2026]
Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2025). Plant extinction in the Anthropocene. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 207(3): 183-196. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae045 [Appendix S1]
Crosby, M. R., Magill, R. E., Allen, B. H. and He, S. (2000). A Checklist of the Mosses. St. Louis, MO: Missouri Botanical Garden. vi + 320 pp.
Enroth, J. (1995). Commentary on the moss genus Flabellidium (Brachytheciaceae). Fragmenta Floristica Geobotanica 40: 743-747.
Hallingbäck, Tomas and Hodgetts, Nick. (compilers). (2000). Mosses, Liverworts, and Hornworts. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan for Bryophytes. IUCN/SSC Bryophyte Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. x + 106 pp.
Hermann, F. J. (1976). Recopilación de los musgos de Bolivia. Bryologist 79: 125-171.
IUCN SSC BSG (IUCN SSC Bryophyte Specialist Group). (2012). Flabellidium spinosum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T39158A2887512. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T39158A2887512.en. Downloaded on 18 November 2016.
Tropicos. (2026). Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 16 August 2026 <https://tropicos.org/name/35159740>
WFO. (2026). Flabellidium spinosum Herzog. Published on the Internet. Available at: https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0001181979 [Accessed on 16 August 2026]
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