Philonotis brevifolia Herzog (1954)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
P. brevifolia was considered a synonym of P. krausei by (Seki, 1974), but was validated by Jimenez et al. (2016) when fresh material became available. It was synonymised with the earlier P. minuta by (Jimenez & Toren, 2018).
Conservation Status
Invalid (synonym of P. minuta) (Jimenez & Toren, 2018; Brinda & Atwood, 2026; Tropicos, 2026; WFO, 2026)
Last record: 22 March 1940 (Jimenez et al., 2016) or later
Rediscovered on: 16 January 2007 (Jimenez et al., 2016)
Distribution & Habitat
Patagonia, southern Chile
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Herzog, T. (1954). Zur Bryophytenflora Chiles. Revue Bryologique et Lichénologique 23: 27-99.
Other references:
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]
Jimenez, Soledad, Suárez, Guillermo M. and Larraín, Juan. (2016). Rediscovery and Lectotypification of Philonotis brevifolia Herzog (Bartramiaceae, Bryophyta), a Neglected Species from Chile. Cryptogamie, Bryologie 37(2): 113-118. https://doi.org/10.7872/cryb/v37.iss2.2016.113
Jimenez, Soledad and Toren, D. R. (2018). Philonotis minuta (Bartramiaceae, Bryophyta) is proposed as the correct name for P. brevifolia, and recorded for the first time in North America from California (U.S.A.). Cryptog., Bryol. 39(3): 389-396.
Santana de Lima, Isabele Souza. (2026). The world’s rediscovered mosses / Världens återupptäckta mossor. Bachelor's thesis, Department of Environmental and Life Sciences, Karlstad University. 15 pp.
Seki, T. (1974 [1976]). A moss flora of Provincia de Aisén, Chile. Results of the Second Scientific Expedition to Patagonia by Hokkaido and Hiroshima Universities, 1967. Journal of Science of Hiroshima Unniversity, Series B, Div. 2, Bot. 15(1): 9-101 + 6 pl.
Tropicos. (2026). Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 16 Aug 2026 <https://tropicos.org/name/35107533>
WFO. (2026). Philonotis brevifolia Herzog. Published on the Internet. Available at: https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0001150811 [Accessed on 15 August 2026]
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