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Atrichum cylindricum (Polytrichaceae), an overlooked moss in the southeastern United States

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The new combination,Atrichum cylindricum (Willd. ex Weber) G. Smith is made for a moss described in 1741 by Dillenius, based on a Clayton specimen from Virginia. This species, which has been overlooked by American bryologists, is now known from the southern Atlantic and Gulf coastal plain, and the Cumberland Plateau in eastern Tennessee.Atrichum undulatum var.attenuatum Bruch & Schimp. is a synonym. Illustrations of the species and a map of its distribution are included.

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    Gary L. Smith

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Supported in part by National Science Foundation Grant GB37662.

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Smith, G.L. Atrichum cylindricum (Polytrichaceae), an overlooked moss in the southeastern United States. Brittonia 29, 368–375 (1977). https://doi.org/10.2307/2806476

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