bright silk moss
Plagiothecium laetum Schimp.
Plagiothecium laetum is a moss species in the family Plagiotheciaceae, known as bright silk moss. It was first described in 1851 by Schimp.
Description
Plagiothecium laetum (bright silk moss) is a member of the Plagiotheciaceae family and is part of the genus Plagiothecium. It is distributed across regions including Labrador, Québec, Flanders, Vermont in the United States, parts of Europe such as Norway, Denmark, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Belgium, and its administrative regions, the Flemish and Walloon Regions. This moss species has been documented in scientific literature since its initial publication in 1851.
Other common names
bright silk mossBright Silk-Mossplagiothecium moss
Distribution
Labrador · Québec · Flanders · SE · Vermont-US · NO · DK · Grand Duchy of Luxembourg · Belgium · Flemish Region · Walloon Region
Synonyms
Hypnum denticulatum var. laetumHypnum denticulatum var. sublaetumHypnum denticulatum var. tenellumPlagiothecium denticulatum subsp. aptychusPlagiothecium denticulatum var. eciliatumPlagiothecium denticulatum var. laetumPlagiothecium denticulatum var. microcarpumPlagiothecium denticulatum var. sublaetumPlagiothecium denticulatum var. tenellumHypnum lepidulumPlagiothecium gravetiiPlagiothecium helveticumPlagiothecium laetum var. neckeriformePlagiothecium laetum var. neomexicanumPlagiothecium luridumPlagiothecium pseudolaetumPlagiothecium sublaetumPlagiothecium sylvaticum var. luridumPlagiothecium tenellumPlagiothecium vulgareLeskea hamosaLeskea laetaRhynchostegium aneuronPlagiothecium laetum f. vulgarePlagiothecium denticulatum f. neckeriformePlagiothecium laetum f. neckeriformePlagiothecium laetum f. tenellumRhynchostegium membranosumPlagiothecium laetum f. laetumPlagiothecium laetum f. majus