Aulacomnium turgidum
| Aulacomnium turgidum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Rhizogoniales |
| Family: | Aulacomniaceae |
| Genus: | Aulacomnium |
| Species: | A. turgidum
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| Binomial name | |
| Aulacomnium turgidum (Wahlenb.) Schwägr.
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Aulacomnium turgidum, the swollen thread-moss or mountain groove-moss, is a species of moss found in the US, Canada, Russia, Greenland, Norway and Scotland.[1] It became extinct in England in 1878 and hasn't reestablished since.[2][3]
Shoots are up to 10cm tall, scales blunt, concave, 2.5-3mm long, densely overlapping, to give 'swollen', turgid appearance. Similar to Aulacomnium palustre.[4]
Aulacomnium turgidum grows in short vegetation on ledges and crags, high on mountains, where the substrate is alkaline.[5]
References
- ^ Smithsonian, Encyclopaedia of Life
- ^ "The Species Recovery Trust - Lost Life". Archived from the original on 2019-04-28. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
- ^ "British Bryological Society". Archived from the original on 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
- ^ Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh - Alaucomnium turgidum
- ^ Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh - Alaucomnium turgidum