Global InformationPlagiomnium cuspidatum information
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Bryales |
| Family: | Mniaceae |
| Genus: | Plagiomnium |
| Species: | P. cuspidatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Plagiomnium cuspidatum (Hedw.) T. Kop.
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| Plagiomnium cuspidatum global distribution | |
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Plagiomnium cuspidatum, also known as toothed or “baby-tooth” plagiomnium moss and woodsy thyme-moss, is a species of thyme-moss that originated in North America, but can now also be found throughout Middle America, Africa, Northern and Southern Asia (excluding China), and Europe.[2][3]
Plagiomnium cuspidatum can commonly be found growing along the base of trees, stumps, coarse woody debris, and rocks in base-rich habitats such as: wet meadows, forested rich peatlands, wet forests, fire-dependent woodlands, mesic hardwood forests, and cliff/talus at low to moderate elevations.[4][5] It is commonly used by songbirds and salamanders for nesting material in the wild, and by humans as planting material in bioactive terrariums, aquariums, and paludariums due to their anti- microbial and antifungal properties.[6][7] These properties are also being researched for more medicinal uses.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:3was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Tropicos | Name - !Plagiomnium cuspidatum (Hedw.) T.J. Kop". legacy.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ "ITIS - Report: Plagiomnium cuspidatum". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
- ^ "Plagiomnium cuspidatum in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Baby Tooth Moss (Plagiomnium cuspidatum)". www.illinoiswildflowers.info. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
- ^ "Evaluation of Fungicidal Potential of Some Moss Extracts on Phytopathogenic Fungus".