| Rhizomnium glabrescens | |
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Bryales |
| Family: | Mniaceae |
| Genus: | Rhizomnium |
| Species: | R. glabrescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhizomnium glabrescens (Kindb.) T.J.Kop.
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Rhizomnium glabrescens, also called fan moss or large leafy moss, is a species of moss in the genus Rhizomnium. [1]
Description
These plants are upright, unbranched and unisexual. Their stems are naked, up to 3 cm high, are shiny and have large leaves. Male plants have large, rose-like clusters of leaves at the tip while female plants have capsules. It is very common on rotting logs, humus and soil over rocks in low- and middle-elevation forests. It is the most common species of leafy moss in low-elevation forests. [2]
References
- ^ "fan moss (Rhizomnium glabrescens)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
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Plants of the Pacific Northwest coast : Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska. MacKinnon, A. (Andrew), 1956-, Pojar, Jim, 1948-, Alaback, Paul B. Richmond, Wash.: Lone Pine Publishing. 1994.
ISBN
1-55105-040-4.
OCLC
30357470.
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| Rhizomnium glabrescens | |
|---|---|
|
| |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Bryales |
| Family: | Mniaceae |
| Genus: | Rhizomnium |
| Species: | R. glabrescens
|
| Binomial name | |
| Rhizomnium glabrescens (Kindb.) T.J.Kop.
| |
Rhizomnium glabrescens, also called fan moss or large leafy moss, is a species of moss in the genus Rhizomnium. [1]
Description
These plants are upright, unbranched and unisexual. Their stems are naked, up to 3 cm high, are shiny and have large leaves. Male plants have large, rose-like clusters of leaves at the tip while female plants have capsules. It is very common on rotting logs, humus and soil over rocks in low- and middle-elevation forests. It is the most common species of leafy moss in low-elevation forests. [2]
References
- ^ "fan moss (Rhizomnium glabrescens)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
-
^
Plants of the Pacific Northwest coast : Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska. MacKinnon, A. (Andrew), 1956-, Pojar, Jim, 1948-, Alaback, Paul B. Richmond, Wash.: Lone Pine Publishing. 1994.
ISBN
1-55105-040-4.
OCLC
30357470.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: others ( link)