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Common Smoothcap

Mosses and Liverworts

Common smoothcap, Atrichum undulatum, is a moss of the family Polytrichaceae with dark green, narrow, pointed leaves up to a centimeter long on stems reaching several centimeters, their margins lined with paired teeth and distinctly wavy, or undulate, when moist while crisping up when dry. It forms extensive patches in shaded woodland, on banks, heaths and in humic, moist soil across Eurasia and North America, favoring lowland woodland while avoiding the most acidic or the most calcareous ground.

Facts
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 3
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Scientific Name
Atrichum undulatum 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 5
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Plantae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Common Smoothcap
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Africa

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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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Portugal

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Sweden

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Taiwan

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Atrichum undulatum
Wikipedia
  • Wikidata Q1426971 (P225 taxon name)
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 313816
    Atrichum undulatum is a species of mosses belonging to the family Polytrichaceae.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. NatureServe Explorer: Atrichum undulatum
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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4. 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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5. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Atrichum undulatum
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2673299, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 2673299, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Wikidata: Common Smoothcap
  • Wikidata Q1426971, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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