Tayloria acuminata explained

Tayloria acuminata, commonly known as acuminate dung moss and acuminate trumpet moss, is a bright-green dung moss species with violet radicles that age to a dark red.^[1] It is native to North America^[2] and Iceland, where it is found in bird cliffs in Hornstrandir.^[3] In Iceland it has the conservation status of a vulnerable species (VU).^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: 489. Mosses of Eastern North America. 1. Howard Alvin Crum. Lewis Edward Anderson . Columbia University Press. 1981. 0231045166.
2. Web site: Tayloria acuminata. Encyclopedia of Life. June 23, 2014.
3. Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands [Icelandic Institute of Natural History] (1996). Válisti 1: Plöntur. (in Icelandic) Reykjavík: Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands.