Leucolepis acanthoneura information

Leucolepis acanthoneura
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Bryidae
Order:	Bryales
Family:	Mniaceae
Genus:	Leucolepis
Species:	L. acanthoneura
Binomial name
	Leucolepis acanthoneura; (Schwaegr.) Lindb.
Synonyms
	Leucolepis menziesii

Leucolepis acanthoneura is a species of moss in the family Mniaceae.^[1]^[2] It is known as leucolepis umbrella moss or Menzies' tree moss (from its synonym, Leucolepis menziesii).^[3] It is endemic to the Pacific Coast in Canada and the United States.^[3]

Leucolepis acanthoneura is found frequently in moist lowland rainforests, where it can form large populations on logs, boulders, wet organic soil, compacted soil and humus. Occasionally it extends upwards onto the lower portions of tree trunks.^{[citation needed]}

The plants are light green, glossy, tree-shaped, and about 4–8 cm (1.6–3.1 in) high. The stems are upright with a circle of branches at their tips.^{[citation needed]}

The Saanich people used this moss to make yellow dye for their baskets.^[4]

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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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

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[4] 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)