Species within a genus

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PTYCHOMITRIUM (G)
Moss ()
Family: PTYCHOMITRIACEAE

ptyche, ptyks, = anything in folds, a fold, leaf, layer, plate, wrinkles;
(referring to folds, pleats, clefts or deep grooves)
mitra, = a girdle; headband; mitre, turban;
-ium, = ‘characteristic of’, hence indicates connection or resemblance.
(LS, BL)

Ptychomitrium crispatum (La)
Moss (Vo)
Location: (F)

crispo, crispatum, = to curl, crisp, crimp; to make variegated, rough, uneven; curled, uneven, wrinkled;
crispus, = curled, crisped, crimped; uneven, waving, wrinkled;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(crisped, irregularly waved and twisted, kinky, curled; having the margin excessively irregularly divided and twisted)
(ld, BL)