Leucobryum glaucum, commonly known as pincushion moss or leucobryum moss, is a species of moss with a wide distribution across eastern North America and Europe. It inhabits temperate forests of the Northern Hemisphere, and its structure allows it to absorb metal ions from its surroundings. It reproduces through apical growth, fragmentation, and a form of sexual reproduction called oogamy, a process that requires moist conditions because its sperm can travel only through water.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific NameLeucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Angstr. 1 Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Pincushion Moss
In Biome
Source Wikipedia: Leucobryum glaucum
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Luxembourg, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Portugal, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: South Asia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Leucobryum glaucum
Taxobox
Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Angstr.
- moss inhabiting temperate forests
- In Biome: Temperate Forest, Wikipedia intro: "deous mosses (Dicranidae) with a wide distribution in eastern North America and Europe. It inhabits temperate forests in the Northern Hemisphere, and its struct..."
View the Source2. GBIF Species API
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ1500863, descriptionView the Source Wikidata: Pincushion Moss
- Wikidata Q1500863, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Bryopsida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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