Hygrohypnum styriacum explained

Hygrohypnum styriacum, commonly known as snow brook-moss or hygrohypnum moss^[1] is a species of moss found in the Northern Hemisphere.

It is present in Greenland^[2] Iceland, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Scotland^[3] and Spain^[4] (Andalusia, Sierra Nevada). The Scottish population is restricted to Coire an t-Sneachda in the Cairngorm mountains where it was first discovered in 1989.^[5]

The species occupies Arctic and alpine habitats.^[6] It is classified as "Imperiled" in British Columbia^[7] and in Britain is considered to be "Critically Endangered".^[8]

References

1. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HYST5 "PLANTS Profile: Hygrohypnum styriacum"
2. Goldberg, Irena (2003) "Mosses of Greenland: List of Species in the Herbarium C" (pdf) Botanical Museum and Library, University of Copenhagen. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
3. http://zipcodezoo.com/Plants/H/Hygrohypnum_styriacum.asp "Hygrohypnum styriacum: (Hygrohypnum Moss)"
4. http://issuu.com/susanarams/docs/art_culo07_2006_journalofbryology28_151-155_hygroh Rams, S. & Oliván, G. (2006) New national and regional bryophyte records: Hygrohypnum styriacum. Journal of Bryology 28(2): 151
5. Rothero, Gordon "Bryophytes", in Shaw, Philip and Thompson, Des (eds.) (2006) The Nature of the Cairngorms: Diversity in a changing environment. Edinburgh. The Stationery Office. . p. 200.
6. It is specifically identified as an "Arctic–alpine" species by Rothero (2006) p. 209 although the Biodiversity Scotland database describes it as "montane".
7. http://www.davidsuzuki.org/files/SWAG/Species/Biodiversity-Article-BCSpecies-Appendices.pdf "Appendix: Species at risk"
8. http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/bbs/Bryodiversity/tbdp.htm "Threatened Bryophyte Database (TBDB)"