Ribbed bog-moss, also called bog groove-moss, Aulacomnium palustre, is a moss species with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution, found across North America, Europe, Asia and New Zealand. In North America it grows through the southern Arctic, subboreal and boreal zones from Alaska and British Columbia to Greenland and Quebec, with scattered, more localized populations reported further south, typically in wet bogs, fens and other saturated ground.
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In Biome
Fen, Biomes Source Aulacomnium palustre (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Gansu, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Parana, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Rio Grande do Sul, found in there.
Sources
1. GBIF Species API
2. Wikidata: Ribbed Bog-moss
Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ140309, descriptionView the Source Aulacomnium palustre (Wikipedia)
In Biome: Fen, Habitat, moisture regime sectionQuote, In Biome: Fen, Habitat, moisture regime section
Ribbed bog moss generally grows on wetlands including fens, bogs, marshes, pond margins, streambanks, wet meadows, and riparian shrublands.
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