Bryum funkii Schwägr.

Spence, John R., 2022, Studies in Austral Bryaceae (Bryopsida). IV. New records from the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), with a phytogeographic analysis of the family, Cryptogamie, Bryologie 20 (15), pp. 211-224 : 213

* Bryum funkii Schwägr.

SPECIMEN EXAMINED. — Falkland Islands. East Falkland, Stanley area , Moody Brook , 51°41’6”S, 57°55’19.2”W, at and above weir, on soil over concrete, stream bed and banks, 10 m a.s.l., 22.I.2011, 11-495 ( MNH).

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A common species on beaches in the eastern drier regions of Tierra del Fuego and recently found in New Zealand ( Fife 2015). This is a Eurasian species related to Bryum caespiticium Hedw. A strict bipolar/southern amphipacific temperate species.