Aulacomnium turgidum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Bryidae
Order: Rhizogoniales
Family: Aulacomniaceae
Genus: Aulacomnium
Species:
A. turgidum
Binomial name
Aulacomnium turgidum
(Wahlenb.) Schwägr.

Aulacomnium turgidum, commonly called swollen thread-moss or mountain groove-moss, is a species of moss in the family Aulacomniaceae. It is found in the United States, Canada, Russia, Greenland, Norway and Scotland.[1] It was extirpated from England in 1878 and has not reestablished since.[2][3]

The shoots are up to 10 centimeters (4 inches) tall, with scales blunt, concave, 2.5 to 3 millimeters long and densely overlapping, which gives the shoots a swollen, turgid appearance. It is visually similar to the circumboreal ribbed bog moss (Aulacomnium palustre).[4]

Aulacomnium turgidum grows on alkaline substrates in open habitats on ledges and crags, often in alpine environments.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Smithsonian, Encyclopaedia of Life
  2. ↑ "The Species Recovery Trust - Lost Life". Archived from the original on 2019-04-28. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  3. ↑ "British Bryological Society". Archived from the original on 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  4. ↑ Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh - Alaucomnium turgidum
  5. ↑ Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh - Alaucomnium turgidum
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