Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Bryum argenteum Hedw.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Bryophyta

Class
Bryopsida

Order
Bryales

Family
Bryaceae

Genus
Bryum

Species
argenteum

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Bryum argenteum var. lanatum ?

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Gradstein, S.R. (1994) Die Moose der Galapagos Inseln. In: Zizka, G. & K. Klemmer (eds.): Pflanzen- und Tierwelt der Galapagos Inseln. Kleine Senckenbergreihe, Palmengarten, Frankfurt 20: 59-63.
  • Gradstein, S.R. Weber, W.A. (1982) Bryogeography of the Galapagos Islands. J. Hattori Bot. Lab. 52: 127-152.
  • Steere, W.C. (1936) Mosses of the G. Allan Hancock Expedition of 1934, collected by Wm. R. Taylor. Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions 3(1): 1-13.
  • Weber, W.A. (1966) Lichenology and Bryology in the Galápagos Islands, with Check Lists of the Lichens and Bryophytes Thus Far Reported. In: Bowman, R.I. (ed.): The Galápagos. Proceedings of the Symposium of the Galápagos International Scientific Project, University of California Press, Berkeley, p. 197-200.
  • Weber, W.A. (1971) Mosses of Galapagos: A tentative list. Charles Darwin Research Station, unpublished.
  • Weber, W.A. (1975) Additions to the bryophyte flora of the Galapagos Islands. Lindbergia 3(1-2): 79-82.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Bryum argenteum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=2269. Accessed 31 October 2026.