Rosulabryum andersonii (H.A. Crum) J.R. Spence (2009:398)
Anderson's melon-moss
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Brachymenium andersonii H.A. Crum in Bryologist 74(1): 47 (1971)
Conservation Status
Missing (NatureServe, 2026)
Last record: 1951 (confirmed) (NatureServe, 2026); 16 August 1988 (unconfirmed; Durango, Mexico) (Spence, 2014:179 [as 1988]; Tropicos, 2026)
The disjunct 1988 record from Durango, Mexico requires confirmation (Spence, 2014:179).
Distribution & Habitat
Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Only known from a single 1951 record in Macon County, North Carolina, USA. However, distribution may include Durango, Mexico depending upon the outcome of an investigation into this reported record (Spence, 2014:179).
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Crum, H. A. (1971). Brachymenium andersonii, a new species. The Bryologist 74: 47-49.
Other references:
Anderson, L. E. and Amoroso, J. L. (1996). Broyphyte status survey: Brachymenium andersonii Crum. North Carolina Natural Heritage Program and Endangered Species Field Office, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Asheville, North Carolina. Revised 1997. 6 pp. and addenda.
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.
Brinda, John C. and Atwood, John J. (eds.). (2026). The Bryophyte Nomenclator, 14 Jul 2026. Available at: https://www.bryonames.org/ [Accessed on 17 August 2026]
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.
NatureServe. (2026). Rosulabryum andersonii: Anderson's Melon-moss. NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer [web application]. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Available at: https://explorer.natureserve.org/ [Accessed 17 August 2026]
Spence, John Reed. (2009). New combinations in North American Rosulabryum (Bryopsida, Bryaceae). Novon 19: 397-400.
Spence, John Reed. (2014). Bryaceae, pp. 117-185. In: Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 28. Bryophytes: Mosses, part 2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 702 pp. [p. 179; online version]
Tropicos. (2026). Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 17 Aug 2026 <https://tropicos.org/name/35218095>
WFO. (2026). Rosulabryum andersonii (H.A.Crum) J.R.Spence. Published on the Internet. Available at: https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0001214630 [Accessed on 17 August 2026]