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Publication abstract

THE TAXONOMIC STATUS OF THE BRITISH VARIETIES OF GRIMMIA- TRICHOPHYLLA GREV

Authors: Smith, AJE.,

Year of publication:1992

Journal: Journal of Bryology, , Volume: 17, Pages: 269-273.

Publisher: W S Maney and Son Ltd

Grimmia subsquarrosa Wils. and G. stirtonii Schimp. are reduced to synonymy with G. trichophylla Grev. G. trichophylla var. tenuis (Wahlenb.) Wijk & Marg. is restored to specific status (as G. muehlenbeckii Schimp.) and deleted from the list of British species. Var. robusta (Ferg.) A. J. E. Smith is restored to specific status as G. britannica A. J. E. Smith nom. nov. and shown to be endemic to the British Isles.