''Orthotrichum truncato-dentatum'' is a species of
moss in the family
Orthotrichaceae
Orthotrichaceae is the only family of mosses in the order Orthotrichales. Many species in the family are epiphytic.
Classification
*'' Cardotiella''
*'' Ceuthotheca''
*'' Codonoblepharon''
*'' Desmotheca''
*'' Florschuetziella''
*'' Groutiella' ...
. It is native to
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
and
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
. It was last collected over 100 years ago and its current status is unknown.
References
Orthotrichales
Endangered plants
Flora of Uruguay
Flora of Argentina
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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