Leucobryum glaucum

Leucobryum glaucum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Dicranidae
Order:	Dicranales
Family:	Leucobryaceae
Genus:	Leucobryum
Species:	L. glaucum
Binomial name
Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr.
Synonyms
Dicranum glaucumHedw. Glaucodipsis frigidaK.F. Schimp.

Leucobryum glaucum, commonly known as leucobryum moss or pincushion moss, is a species of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) with a wide distribution in eastern North America and Europe. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It inhabits temperate forests in the Northern Hemisphere, and its structure allows it to absorb metal ions. ^{[4] [5]} Leucobryum glaucum reproduces through Apical growth, Fragmentation, and a form of sexual reproduction called Oogamy. This process requires moist conditions as the sperm can only travel through water ^[6]

Human Use

Salinity stress is a major issue for crop production. TiO2, a naturally occurring inorganic compound, has been shown to help mitigate some of these issues, but chemically synthesizing these has a negative environmental impact. Biochar is a carbon-rich compound that has been shown to slow the impact of industrial pollution. Both of these compounds were synthesized from pincushion moss biomass and the results were promising. Salinity stress on the Amaranthus dubius (Chinese Spinach) had much less of an impact on production. ^[7]

References

1. "Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr. — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
2. "Tropicos | Name - !Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
3. "Leucobryum glaucum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 11 January 2020.
4. Rice, S. K., and N. Schneider. 2004. Cushion size, surface roughness, and the control of water balance and carbon flux in the cushion moss Leucobryum glaucum (Leucobryaceae). American Journal of Botany 91(8): 1164–1172. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.91.8.1164
5. Buljubasic, A., V. Stuhli, A. Dozic, M. Zohorovic, and A. Odobasic. 2022. Leucobryum glauculum moss as a biosorbent for removal of water hardness. Journal of Sustainable Technologies and Materials 3(22): 11-16. https://doi.org/10.57131/jstm.2022.3.2
6. Rice, Steven K., and Nicole Schneider. "Cushion size, surface roughness, and the control of water balance and carbon flux in the cushion moss Leucobryum glaucum (Leucobryaceae)." American Journal of Botany 91.8 (2004): 1164-1172.
7. Stuhli, Vedran; Buljubašić, Armin; Đozić, Abdel; Zohorović, Mirnesa; Odobašić, Amra (2022-12-31). "LEUCOBRYUM GLAUCULUM MOSS AS A BIOSORBENT FOR REMOVAL OF WATER HARDNESS". Journal of Sustainable Technologies and Materials. 2 (3): 11–16. doi:10.57131/jstm.2022.3.2. ISSN   2744-2659.

External links

• Illinois Wildflowers - Leucobryum glaucum