Aulacomnium turgidum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Bryopsida |
Subclass: | Bryidae |
Order: | Rhizogoniales |
Family: | Aulacomniaceae |
Genus: | Aulacomnium |
Species: | A. turgidum
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Binomial name | |
Aulacomnium turgidum (Wahlenb.) Schwägr.
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Aulacomnium turgidum, commonly called swollen thread-moss or mountain groove-moss, is a species of moss in the family Aulacomniaceae. It is found in the United States, Canada, Russia, Greenland, Norway and Scotland. [1] It was extirpated from England in 1878 and has not reestablished since. [2] [3]
The shoots are up to 10 centimeters (4 inches) tall, with scales blunt, concave, 2.5 to 3 millimeters long and densely overlapping, which gives the shoots a swollen, turgid appearance. It is visually similar to the circumboreal ribbed bog moss ( Aulacomnium palustre). [4]
Aulacomnium turgidum grows on alkaline substrates in open habitats on ledges and crags, often in alpine environments. [5]
Aulacomnium turgidum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Bryopsida |
Subclass: | Bryidae |
Order: | Rhizogoniales |
Family: | Aulacomniaceae |
Genus: | Aulacomnium |
Species: | A. turgidum
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Binomial name | |
Aulacomnium turgidum (Wahlenb.) Schwägr.
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Aulacomnium turgidum, commonly called swollen thread-moss or mountain groove-moss, is a species of moss in the family Aulacomniaceae. It is found in the United States, Canada, Russia, Greenland, Norway and Scotland. [1] It was extirpated from England in 1878 and has not reestablished since. [2] [3]
The shoots are up to 10 centimeters (4 inches) tall, with scales blunt, concave, 2.5 to 3 millimeters long and densely overlapping, which gives the shoots a swollen, turgid appearance. It is visually similar to the circumboreal ribbed bog moss ( Aulacomnium palustre). [4]
Aulacomnium turgidum grows on alkaline substrates in open habitats on ledges and crags, often in alpine environments. [5]