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Tree Moss

Mosses and Liverworts

Tree moss, Climacium dendroides, is a moss of the family Climaciaceae whose upright, branching stems, typically two to ten centimeters tall, resemble a miniature palm or forest tree, with a bare lower stem topped by a crown of leafy branches. It grows in patches in consistently moist ground such as swamps, peatlands and the fluctuating margins of lakes, and is found across northern and central Europe and Asia, North America and the South Island of New Zealand.

Facts
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 2
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Stems 2 to 10 centimeters tall growing in patches resembling small palm trees, with yellow-green branches at the tips 1
Scientific Name
Climacium dendroides 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Bryopsida, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Tree Moss

In Biome

Tundra, Biomes
Source Climacium dendroides (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Australia

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Belgium

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Denmark

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Luxembourg

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North America

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Norway

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South Asia

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Sweden

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Taiwan

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United States

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Sources
1. Climacium dendroides (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Climacium dendroides
  • Introduction
    They often have stems that are around 2-10 cm tall and growing in the form of patches, looking like small palm-trees.
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 313794
    Climacium dendroides, also known as tree climacium moss, belongs in the order Hypnales and family Climaciaceae, in class Bryopsida and subclass Bryidae.
  • Article text
    This species mostly dominate in moist and damp regions such as swamps, peatland and lake edges, as well as humus-rich woods, areas where water fluctuates periodically.
  • In Biome: Tundra, Habitat
    in alpine tundras
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2. NatureServe Explorer: Climacium dendroides
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Plantae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Plants","language":"EN"},{"name":"Flora","language":"EN"}],"cites_listings":[]
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4. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Climacium dendroides
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2678415, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 2678415, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
Wikidata: Tree Moss
  • Wikidata Q140350, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Bryopsida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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