Sciuro-hypnum plumosum (Hedw.) Ignatov & Huttunen
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- Family
- Brachytheciaceae
- Botanical Name
- Sciuro-hypnum plumosum (Hedw.) Ignatov & Huttunen
- Common Name
- Synonym(s)
- Brachythecium plumosum (Hedw.) Schimp.
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Comments
- Some authors maintain this species within Brachythecium (eg. Allen in Maine Mosses) in which it is rather well distinguished by habitat (wet rocks), non-plicate, concave leaves with relatively short costas (1/2-2/3 of leaf length). Also, the quadrate cells of the alar region sometimes extend halfway to the midrib.
- Habitat
- Wet rocks and boulders along streams and in seepage areas; less frequently on soil, wood or bases of trees. It may also be found on rocks or tree bases in woods, but is characteristically associated with wet habitats.
- Native Status
- Native
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