M. A. Lewis

Current Determination: Platyhypnidium aquaticum (A. Jaeger) M. Fleisch.
Family: Amblystegiaceae
Det. by: W. R. Buck : New York Botanical Garden, 2015
Location: Bolivia: Tarija
Locality: 3 km downstream from two springs which are at the headwaters of a river that flo
Coordinates: -21.6 -64.83
Habitat/Microhabitat: Abundant in creek

Collector(s): M. A. Lewis
Collection Date: 15 September 1984
Catalog Subset: Bryophytes
EMu IRN: 43633
OccurenceID: d54273cb-9db7-4157-9628-75148b445da5

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