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]}

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

External links

• Illinois Wildflowers - Leucobryum glaucum