Andreaea rupestris

Andreaea rupestris

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
(Europe regional assessment)

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Subdivision: Andreaeophytina
Class: Andreaeopsida
Order: Andreaeales
Family: Andreaeaceae
Genus: Andreaea
Species:
A. rupestris
Binomial name
Andreaea rupestris
Synonyms
List
  • Andreaea alpina Roth
  • Andreaea alpina var. subsecunda Wahlenb.
  • Andreaea petrophila Ehrh. ex Fürnr.
  • Andreaea petrophila subsp. rupestris (Hedw.) Wallr.
  • Andreaea petrophila var. homomalla Thed.
  • Andreaea petrophila var. vulgaris Hartm.
  • Andreaea turgescens Schimp. ex Müll.Hal.
  • Andreaea petrophila var. acuminata Schimp.
  • Andreaea petrophila var. alpicola Schimp.
  • Andreaea petrophila var. flaccida Schimp.
  • Andreaea petrophila var. gracilis Schimp.
  • Andreaea petrophila var. pygmaea Schimp.
  • Andreaea petrophila var. squarrulosa Schimp.
  • Andreaea petrophila var. sylvicola Schimp.
  • Andreaea striata Mitt.
  • Andreaea rupestris var. rubicunda (E.B.Bartram) Z.Iwats.
  • Andreaea assimilis Müll.Hal.
  • Andreaea compacta Müll.Hal.
  • Andreaea cuspidata Müll.Hal.
  • Andreaea filiformis Müll.Hal.
  • Andreaea patens Müll.Hal.
  • Andreaea petrophila var. affinis Kindb.
  • Andreaea parvifolia Müll.Hal.
  • Andreaea gibbosa R.Br.bis
  • Andreaea minuta R.Br.bis
  • Andreaea sparsifolia var. sublaevis Kindb.
  • Andreaea wrightii R.Br.bis
  • Andreaea petrophila subsp. sublaevis (Kindb.) Kindb.
  • Andreaea petrophila subsp. subsparsifolia Kindb.
  • Andreaea microphylla Müll.Hal.
  • Andreaea spurioalpina Müll.Hal.
  • Andreaea squarrosofiliformis Müll.Hal.
  • Andreaea petrophila var. minutula Podp.
  • Andreaea spurioalpina var. rubricalyx Müll.Hal.
  • Andreaea papillosa subsp. subsparsifolia (Kindb.) Paris
  • Andreaea petrophila var. parvifolia (Müll.Hal.) R.S.Williams
  • Andreaea papillosa subsp. sublaevis (Kindb.) Paris
  • Andreaea petrophila var. subalpestris Loeske
  • Andreaea amurensis Broth.
  • Andreaea perpapillosa Broth.
  • Andreaea petrophila f. rupestris (Hedw.) Mönk.
  • Andreaea rupestris var. acuminata (Schimp.) Sharp
  • Andreaea petrophila var. rubicunda E.B.Bartram
  • Andreaea rupestris var. sylvicola (Schimp.) Demaret
  • Andreaea rupestris var. gracilis (Schimp.) P.W.Richards & E.C.Wallace
  • Andreaea rupestris f. flaccida (Schimp.) Podp.
  • Andreaea rupestris f. gracilis (Schimp.) Podp.
  • Andreaea rupestris f. homomalla (Thed.) Podp.
  • Andreaea rupestris f. minutula (Podp.) Podp.
  • Andreaea rupestris f. subsparsifolia (Kindb.) Podp.
  • Andreaea rupestris f. sylvicola (Schimp.) Podp.
  • Andreaea rupestris var. hulubyi Pilous
  • Andreaea rupestris f. acuminata (Schimp.) Podp.
  • Andreaea rupestris f. squarrulosa (Schimp.) Podp.
  • Andreaea likiangensis P.C.Chen & T.L.Wan
  • Andreaea petrophila f. acuminata (Schimp.) Mönk.
  • Andreaea petrophila f. flaccida (Schimp.) Mönk.
  • Andreaea petrophila f. gracilis (Schimp.) Mönk.
  • Andreaea petrophila f. pygmaea (Schimp.) Mönk.
  • Andreaea petrophila f. squarrulosa (Schimp.) Mönk.
  • Andreaea rupestris f. subalpestris (Loeske) Podp.
  • Andreaea rupestris var. acutifolia Hook. & Wilson
  • Andreaea petrophila var. ambigua Mitt. & Wilson
  • Andreaea petrophila var. levis Bott. ex Zodda
  • Andreaea petrophila var. obtusata Warnst.
  • Andreaea petrophila var. subsecunda (Wahlenb.) Norrl.
  • Andreaea rupestris subsp. rupestris

Andreaea rupestris is a species of moss in the class Andreaeopsida, are commonly referred to as the "lantern mosses" due to the appearance of their dehisced sporangia. It is typically found on smooth, acidic, exposed rock in the Northern hemisphere. It exhibits the common features of the genus Andreaea such as being acrocarpous, having dark pigmentation, lacking a seta, and bearing 4 lines of dehiscence in its mature sporangia, but can be further identified upon careful examination of its gametophytic leaves which have an ovate base to a more blunt apex compared to other similar species.