Bryum dixonii

Dixon's thread-moss
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Bryidae
Order:	Bryales
Family:	Bryaceae
Genus:	Bryum
Species:	B. dixonii
Binomial name
	Bryum dixonii; Cardot ex W.E.Nicholson

Bryum dixonii, commonly known as Dixon's threadmoss,^[2] is a moss endemic to Scotland. The species occupies montane habitats, and although rare it has a wide distribution including the central and north-west Highlands, and the islands of Skye, Rùm and St Kilda.^[3]^[4]^[1] Originally discovered on Ben Narnain, Argyll, in 1898 by , it was not seen again until 1964 when found by Ursula Duncan at Juanjorge in Glen Clova in Angus.^[5] As of 2000 there was no species action plan for its protection.^[6]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "The Scottish Biodiversity List - Species & Habitat Detail" BiodiversityScotland. Retrieved 17 May 2008. Archived October 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ Edwards, Sean R. (2012). English Names for British Bryophytes. British Bryological Society Special Volume. Vol. 5 (4 ed.). Wootton, Northampton: British Bryological Society. ISBN 978-0-9561310-2-7. ISSN 0268-8034.
^ "Moss Species Action Plan US8" Archived 2004-09-04 at the Wayback Machine (2001) (pdf) Stirling Council. Retrieved 16 May 2008.
^ "Bryum dixonii" Archived February 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine ZipcodeZoo.com Retrieved 17 May 2008.
^ "Meetings of the BBS - 1996" British Bryological Society. Retrieved 17 May 2008.
^ "Mosses- Scotland" Archived 2007-10-06 at the Wayback Machine (2000) (xls) SNH. Retrieved 17 May 2008.