Leucobryum glaucum (Hedwig) Ångström

White Pin Cushion Moss

Synonyms: Dicranum glaucum

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Bryophyte

Sublevel 2: Moss

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Family: Leucobryaceae

Genus: Leucobryum

Species: Leucobryum glaucum

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
None. Currently only Vermont and New Hampshire have rarity listings for bryophytes.

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

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