Pleurochaete luteola (Besch.) Ther.

Locations ofPleurochaete luteola (Besch.) Ther. in Virginia

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Family
Pottiaceae
Botanical Name
Pleurochaete luteola (Besch.) Ther.
Common Name
Synonym(s)
Pleurochaete squarrosa (Brid.) Lindb.
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Not applicable
Comments
This moss has a lower Midwestern/Southwestern distribution, and reaches its northeastern range limits in southwest Virginia.
Habitat
Thinly shaded to exposed pavements, crevices, and thin organic or soil mats on limestone and dolostone outcrops; found on bluffs, in rocky woodlands, and in pastures. Collected only in far southwestern Virginia (Lee and Scott counties), where locally abundant.
Native Status
Native

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