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Racomitrium lanuginosum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Dicranidae
Order: Grimmiales
Family: Grimmiaceae
Genus: Racomitrium
Section: Racomitrium sect. Racomitrium
Species:
R. lanuginosum
Binomial name
Racomitrium lanuginosum
(Hedw.) Brid.
Synonyms [1]
  • Grimmia hypnoides Lindb.
  • Grimmia rigidissima Müll. Hal.
  • Racomitrium hypnoides Lindb.
  • Racomitrium lanuginosum var. pruinosum Wilson
  • Racomitrium lanuginosum var. subimberbe (Hartm.) Hartm.
  • Racomitrium leptodontioides J. B. Först.
  • Trichostomum hypnoides Willd. ex P. Beauv.
  • Trichostomum lanuginosum Hedw.

Racomitrium lanuginosum is a widespread species of moss found in montane and arctic tundra, the genus Racomitrium is found across the Northern and Southern hemispheres.[2], however Racomitrium lanuginosum is only found in the Northern hemisphere. It grows as large mats on exposed rock and in boulder scree, particularly on acidic rocks. Its leaves have a characteristically decurrent and toothed hair-point, which gives rise to its regional common names woolly fringemoss,[3] hoary rock-moss and woolly moss.

  1. ^ "Racomitrium lanuginosum (Hedw.) Brid". The Plant List. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  2. ^ Ryszard Ochyra & Halina Bednarek-Ochyra (2007). "Racomitrium lanuginosum (Hedwig) Bridel, Muscol. Recent., suppl. 4: 79. 1818". Bryophytes: Mosses, Part 1. Flora of North America. Vol. 27. Oxford University Press.
  3. ^ Edwards, Sean R. (2012). English Names for British Bryophytes. British Bryological Society Special Volume. Vol. 5 (4 ed.). Wootton, Northampton: British Bryological Society. ISBN 978-0-9561310-2-7. ISSN 0268-8034.

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