William Mitten

British botanist (1819-1906).

William Mitten (30 November 1819 – 20 July 1906) was an English pharmaceutical chemist and authority on bryophytes who has been called "the premier bryologist of the second half of the nineteenth century". He built up a collection of some 50,000 specimens of bryophytes (mosses, lichens and liverworts) at his birthplace and home in Hurstpierpoint, Sussex. The collection was largely made up of specimens collected around the world by other collectors and is now at the New York Botanical Garden, having been purchased after his death. These collectors included Richard Spruce and also Alfred Russel

Abbreviations: Mitt.
Occupations: bryologist, botanist
Citizenships: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Dates: 1819-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1906-12-18T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Hurstpierpoint
Direct attributions: 881 plants, 10 fungi
Authorship mentions: 1,664 plants, 17 fungi

881 plants attributed, 783 plants contributed to1,664 plants:

Pleurozium schreberi (Red-stemmed Feathermoss) (Willd. ex Brid.) Mitt. 1869
plant species in the hylocomiaceae family
Pleurozium schreberi, the red-stemmed feathermoss or Schreber's big red stem moss, is a moss with a loose growth pattern. The prefix 'pleuro-' is derived from the Latin word for ribs, possibly referring to the way the branches extend from the stem. The species is commonly found on the floor of the boreal forests of Canada, Scandinavia, and northern Russia. It is a characteristic component of black spruce/feathermoss climax forest, which sometimes have a moderately dense overstory canopy and a forest floor dominated by feathermosses such as Hylocomium splendens and Ptilium crista-castrensis.
Syntrichia caninervis (Tortula Moss) Mitt. 1859
plant species in the pottiaceae family
Syntrichia caninervis, also known as steppe screw moss, is a desert moss species distributed throughout the world. As an extremophile, it is able to withstand desiccation under dry conditions with little access to water and is commonly found in hypolithic communities. It makes use of a novel adaptation to the desert environment to harvest and collect water sources such as dew, fog, snow, and rain, using tiny hairs instead of roots. In laboratory experiments, S. caninervis has shown the ability to survive in a simulated Martian environment.
Ctenidium molluscum (Mollusc Ctenidium Moss) (Hedw.) Mitt. 1869
plant species in the ctenidiaceae family
Ctenidium molluscum is a species of moss belonging to the family Hypnaceae. It is native to Eurasia and Northern America.
Ctenidium (Schimp.) Mitt. 1869
plant genus in the ctenidiaceae family
Ctenidium is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Hypnaceae. The genus was first described by Wilhelm Philippe Schimper. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Species: Ctenidium molluscum Mitten, 1869 Ctenidium multiseriatum S.He & M.K.Thomas, 2023
Nowellia curvifolia (Wood Rustwort) (Dicks.) Mitt. 1870
plant species in the cephaloziaceae family
Nowellia curvifolia is a species of liverwort belonging to the family Cephaloziaceae. It is a small, delicate plant that forms prostrate growths on rotting logs in forests throughout the northern temperate and subarctic regions (the Holarctic realm). The species is distinguished by its distinctive billowed leaves arranged in two rows, each divided into two pointed lobes with the lower lobe forming a specialised water-holding pocket called a water-sac. The plant shows seasonal colour variation from rose to purple to brown to spring green, developing reddish-purple pigmentation in autumn and
Tortula truncata (Common Pottia) (Hedw.) Mitt. 1870
plant species in the pottiaceae family
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Philonotis seriata (Spiral Apple-moss) Mitt. 1859
plant species in the bartramiaceae family
Philonotis seriata is a species of moss belonging to the family Bartramiaceae. It is widely distributed in Europe but it is also found in other parts of the world. In a study of the effect of the herbicide Asulam on moss growth, Philonotis seriata was shown to have intermediate sensitivity to Asulam exposure.
Bryoxiphium Mitt. 1869
plant genus in the bryoxiphiaceae family
Bryoxiphium is the only genus of moss in family Bryoxiphiaceae, described as a genus in 1869. Bryoxiphium is native to North America, East Asia, and certain islands in the North Atlantic. Species Bryoxiphium madeirense A. Löve & D. Löve - Madeira Bryoxiphium mexicanum Besch. - Mexico (Jalisco, Distrito Federal, Morelos, Puebla, Veracruz) Bryoxiphium norvegicum (Bridel) Mitten - United States (incl Alaska), Greenland, Iceland, Mexico, Dominican Republic, China, Japan, Korea, Russian Far East
Weissia longifolia (Crisp Beardless-moss) Mitt. 1851
plant species in the pottiaceae family
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Pleurozium (Big Red Stem Moss) Mitt. 1869
plant genus in the hylocomiaceae family
Pleurozium is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Hylocomiaceae. The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution. Species: Pleurozium flagellare (Schimp.) Kindb. Pleurozium quitense (Mitt.) B.H.Allen & Magill Pleurozium schreberi (Brid.) Mitt.
Pelekium Mitt. 1868
plant genus in the thuidiaceae family
Pelekium is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Thuidiaceae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Acroporium Mitt. 1868
plant genus in the sematophyllaceae family
Acroporium is a genus of mosses in the family Sematophyllaceae.
Thyridium Mitt. 1997
plant genus in the thyridiaceae family
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Sorapilla Spruce & Mitt. 1869
plant genus in the sorapillaceae family
Sorapilla is a genus of mosses in the monotypic family Sorapillaceae. The family was previously placed in the order Hypnales, it is now placed in its own order, Sorapillales. There are two recognised species: Sorapilla papuana Sorapilla sprucei
Lophocolea semiteres (Southern Crestwort) (Lehm.) Mitt. 1877
plant species in the lophocoleaceae family
Lophocolea semiteres, sometimes known as the southern crestwort, is a species of liverwort native to Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, South America, and a number of sub-Antarctic Islands.
Hypopterygiaceae Mitt. 1859
plant family in the order hypopterygiales
The Hypopterygiaceae are a family of mainly tropical mosses of the order Hypopterygiales, a sister-group to the Hookeriales and Hypnales. It contains eight genera. Arbusculohypopterygium Stech, T. Pfeiffer & W. Frey Canalohypopterygium W. Frey & Schaepe Catharomnion Hook.f. & Wilson Cyathophorum P. Beauv. Dendrocyathophorum Dixon Dendrohypopterygium Kruijer Hypopterygium Brid. Lopidium Hook.f. & Wilson
Hypnodendron vitiense Mitt. 1873
plant species in the spiridentaceae family
Hypnodendron vitiense Mitt., commonly known as palm moss or palm tree moss, is a pleurocarp moss of which two subspecies are described: Hypnodendron vitiense subsp. vitiense and H. vitiense subsp. australe. The geographic range for the species spans Australia, Asia, and Oceania. The plant is commonly located in shaded wet forests and rainforests near water sources. The two subspecies, however, are weakly recognised and appear to intergrade in north-eastern Queensland collections that are somewhat depauperate and in poor condition. Hypnodendron vitiense subsp. vitiense is more common in
Calycularia Mitt. 1861
plant genus in the calyculariaceae family
Calycularia is the only genus of liverwort in the family Calyculariaceae. It was formerly included within the Allisoniaceae, and it includes only two species.
Anisothecium Mitt. 1869
plant genus in the aongstroemiaceae family
Anisothecium is a genus of mosses in the family Dicranaceae.
Sematophyllum demissum (Prostrate Signal-moss) (Wilson) Mitt. 1864
plant species in the sematophyllaceae family
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Sematophyllum Mitt. 1864
plant genus in the sematophyllaceae family
Sematophyllum is the type genus of the family Sematophyllaceae. It contains about 170 species. Sematophyllum was described by William Mitten in 1864. Sematophyllum demissum was designated as the type species by Max Fleischer in 1923.
Pyrrhobryum spiniforme (Pyrrhobryum Moss) (Hedw.) Mitt. 1868
plant species in the calomniaceae family
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Pyrrhobryum Mitt. 1868
plant genus in the calomniaceae family
Pyrrhobryum is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Rhizogoniaceae. The species of this genus are found in Southern Hemisphere. Species: Pyrrhobryum dozyanum (Sande Lac.) Manuel Pyrrhobryum latifolium (Bosch & Sande Lac.) Mitt. Pyrrhobryum mauritianum (Hampe ex Besch.) Manuel Pyrrhobryum medium (Besch.) Manuel Pyrrhobryum novae-caledoniae (Besch.) Manuel Pyrrhobryum paramattense (Müll.Hal.) Manuel Pyrrhobryum pungens (Sull.) Mitt. Pyrrhobryum setosum Mitt. Pyrrhobryum spiniforme (Hedw.) Mitt.
Ptychomnion (Hook.f. & Wilson) Mitt. 1869
plant genus in the ptychomniaceae family
Ptychomnion is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Ptychomniaceae. The species of this genus are found in Australia and South America. Species: Ptychomnion aciculare Mitten, 1869 Ptychomnion cygnisetum Kindberg, 1888
Podomitrium phyllanthus (Hook.) Mitt. 1855
plant species in the pallaviciniaceae family
Podomitrium phyllanthus is a thalloid liverwort in the family Pallaviciniaceae. It is found in wet forests and rainforests of Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia.
Nowellia Mitt. 1870
plant genus in the cephaloziaceae family
Nowellia is a genus of liverwort in the family Cephaloziaceae. The name of this genus is in honour of William Nowell (1880–1968), a British botanist and mycologist, who conducted researched in Trinidad and authored the book Diseases of crop-plants in the Lesser Antilles (1923).
Leucobryum javense (Milk Moss) (Brid.) Mitt. 1859
plant species in the leucobryaceae family
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Leptoscyphus Mitt. 1851
plant genus in the lophocoleaceae family
Leptoscyphus is a genus of liverwort in the family Lophocoleaceae. It has an almost cosmopolitan distribution, except central mainland Europe, most parts of Asia and parts of north America where it is not found.
Isopterygium Mitt. 1869
plant genus in the pylaisiadelphaceae family
Isopterygium is a genus of mosses variably placed in the families Hypnaceae and Pylaisiadelphaceae. It includes 137 species and has a cosmopolitan distribution. It was described in 1869 by William Mitten. The first type species was I. planissimum, which was superseded by the lectotype I. tenerum in 1979.
Fissidens hydropogon Spruce ex Mitt. 1869
critically endangered plant species in the fissidentaceae family
Fissidens hydropogon is a species of moss in the family Fissidentaceae. It is a critically endangered species endemic to Ecuador.
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