Rhodobryum ontariense (Kindb.) Kindb.

Locations ofRhodobryum ontariense (Kindb.) Kindb. in Virginia

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Family
Bryaceae
Botanical Name
Rhodobryum ontariense (Kindb.) Kindb.
Common Name
Rose Moss
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Not applicable
Comments
Virginia material has often been called R. roseum (Hedw.) Limpr., a western species not known to occur in the state.
Habitat
Moist soil, logs, tree bases, and humus-covered, mostly calcareous or basic rocks. Widespread in mesic forests of the mountains, apparently rare (or rarely collected) in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain; in the latter province, it occurs on calcareous ravine slopes underlain by Tertiary shell deposits.
Native Status
Native

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