Atrichum angustatum

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Atrichum angustatum
Atrichum angustatum or Star Moss, Lugton.JPG
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Polytrichopsida
Order: Polytrichales
Family: Polytrichaceae
Genus: Atrichum
Species:
A. angustatum
Binomial name
Atrichum angustatum
(Brid.) Bruch & Schimp.

Atrichum angustatum, commonly known as slender starburst moss, [1] is a species of mosses belonging to the family Polytrichaceae. [2]

It is native to Eurasia and Northern America. [3] It is rare in Iceland, being found at only two locations; there, it is locally listed as a vulnerable species (VU). [4]

References

  1. "Digital Atlas of Virginia Flora" . Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  2. "Atrichum angustatum (Brid.) Bruch & Schimp". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. "Atrichum angustatum Bruch & W.P.Schimper, 1844". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  4. Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands [Icelandic Institute of Natural History] (1996). Válisti 1: Plöntur. (in Icelandic) Reykjavík: Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands.