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Ambuchanania leucobryoides

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE BRYOPHYTA SPHAGNOPSIDA AMBUCHANANIALES AMBUCHANANIACEAE

Scientific Name: Ambuchanania leucobryoides
Species Authority: (T.Yamag., Seppelt & Z.Iwats.) Seppelt & H.A.Crum
Synonym/s:
Sphagnum leucobryoides T.Yamag., Seppelt & Z.Iwats.
Taxonomic Notes: Was previously treated under the genus Sphagnum.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable D2 ver 2.3
Year Published: 2000
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Bryophyte Specialist Group
Reviewer/s: Hallingbäck, T., Hodgetts, N., Geissler, P. & Tan, B. (Bryophyte Red List Authority)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
The species seems to have a very restricted distribution. It therefore meets the IUCN criteria for Vulnerable, based on an estimation that the number of localities is less than five.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Few localities in southwestern Tasmania.
Countries:
Native:
Australia (Tasmania)
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Population [top]

Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Buried in wet sandy soil in alluvial wash sites.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Uncontrolled, intensive burning of the sedge vegetation.
Citation: Bryophyte Specialist Group 2000. Ambuchanania leucobryoides. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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