Aulacomnium heterostichum
Appearance
Aulacomnium heterostichum | |
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Aulacomnium heterostichum in North Carolina, USA | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Division: | Bryophyta |
Class: | Bryopsida |
Subclass: | Bryidae |
Order: | Rhizogoniales |
Family: | Aulacomniaceae |
Genus: | Aulacomnium |
Species: | A. heterostichum
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Binomial name | |
Aulacomnium heterostichum (Hedw.) Bruch & Schimp.
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Synonyms | |
Arrhenopterum heterostichum |
Aulacomnium heterostichum (synonym Arrhenopterum heterostichum), commonly called goose-egg moss or star moss, is a species of moss in the family Aulacomniaceae.[1] It occurs in two widely disjunct regions: eastern North America (the eastern United States and Canada) and eastern Asia (China, Korea, Japan and the Russian Far East).[1] In its North American range, it is commonly found on slopes growing directly on soil or, occasionally, at the bases of trees.[1]
The name goose-egg moss refers to the egg-shaped leaf clusters produced at the ends of the stems, which detach and establish new plants in a form of asexual reproduction.[1][2]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Arrhenopterum heterostichum – FNA". beta.floranorthamerica.org. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ "moss-Aulacomnium heterostichum – Ohio Moss and Lichen Association". Retrieved 2023-02-17.