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acuminate pleuridium moss

Pleuridium acuminatum Lindb.
acuminate pleuridium moss
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Pleuridium acuminatum is a species of moss in the family Ditrichaceae, commonly known as acuminate pleuridium moss. It was first described in 1863 by the author Lindb. The species is distributed across several regions, including Faial Island, Flores Island, Santa Maria Island, São Miguel Island, Terceira Island, Madeira Island, as well as parts of Europe such as NO, Flanders, SE, DK, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Belgium, Flemish Region, and Walloon Region.

Description

Pleuridium acuminatum is a member of the Ditrichaceae family and is native to a range of islands in the Atlantic and parts of Europe. Its distribution includes several islands in the Azores and Madeira, as well as regions in northern and southern Europe. The species is known by the common name acuminate pleuridium moss in English and other languages.

Other common names

Taper-leaved Earth-mossacuminate pleuridium moss

Distribution

Faial Island · Flores Island · Santa Maria Island · São Miguel Island · Terceira Island · Madeira Island · NO · Flanders · SE · DK · Grand Duchy of Luxembourg · Belgium · Flemish Region · Walloon Region

Synonyms

Phascum acuminatumPleuridium algesirensePleuridium bakeriPleuridium bakeri var. elongatumPleuridium bolanderiPleuridium californicumPleuridium stramineumAstomum bolanderiPhascum subulatumPleuridium acuminatum var. latifoliumPleuridium subulatum var. latifoliumPleuridium subulatum var. stramineum

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