Funaria polaris Bryhn (1906:70)
Polar cord moss
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Entosthodon polaris (Bryhn) Perss. in Bryologist 55: 114 (1952)
Conservation Status
Globally Rediscovered (Steere, 1949; Santana de Lima, 2026)
Distribution & Habitat
Northwest Territories & Yukon Territories, Canada and Alaska, USA
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Bryhn, N. (1906 [1907]). Bryophyta in itinere polari Norvagorum Secundo collecta. 260 pp. In: Report of the Second Norwegian Arctic Expedition in the Fram 1898–1902, 2(11). A. W. Broegger, Kristiania.
Other references:
Anderson, L. E., Crum, H. A. and Buck, W. R. (1990). List of the mosses of North America north of Mexico. The Bryologist 93(4):448-499.
Belland, R. J. (1998). The rare mosses of Canada: a review and first listing. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, Ottawa, Canada. 91 pp.
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Fife, A. J. (1982). A Generic Revision of the Funariaceae (Bryophyta: Musci). Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. 314 pp.
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). (2007). Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 27. Bryophytes: Mosses, Part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxi + 713 pp.
Grout, A. J. (1933-1940). Moss Flora of North America 2: 1-284. Author, Newfane, Vermont.
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Worley, I. A. and Iwatsuki, Z. (1970). A checklist of the mosses of Alaska. Bryologist 73: 59-71.