Common Feather-Moss
Kindbergia praelonga (Hedw.) Ochyra
Kindbergia praelonga, known as common feather-moss, is a moss species in the family Brachytheciaceae. It is characterized by its medium to large size and pinnate branches. This species is noted for potential properties beneficial to human health.
Description
Kindbergia praelonga (Hedw.) Ochyra is a moss species in the Brachytheciaceae family. It is distributed across regions including Labrador, Québec, several islands in the Azores, Madeira, and parts of South America. The species is recognized for its pinnate branching structure and is of interest due to potential health-related properties.
Other common names
slender beaked mossCommon Feather-Mosseurhynchium moss
Distribution
Labrador · Québec · Corvo Island · Faial Island · Flores Island · Graciosa Island · Pico Island · Santa Maria Island · São Jorge Island · São Miguel Island · Terceira Island · Madeira Island · TW · Encino · Flanders · SE · Samacá · Ciénega · Cerinza · Arcabuco · Antioquia, Boyacá, Caldas, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Tolima · NO · DK · Maule Region | Biobío Region | Los Ríos Region | Los Lagos Region | Region of Magallanes and Antártica Chilena · Vermont-US · Belgium · Brussels-Capital Region · Flemish Region · Walloon Region · Pasto
Synonyms
Kindbergia praelonga var. stokesiiPanckowia stokesiiPancovia praelongaPancovia stokesiiHypnum claroniiPlagiothecium bifariellumHypnum exasperatumHypnum orthorhynchumHypnum praelongumHypnum pseudodelicatulumHypnum royaeHypnum stokesiiEurhynchium acutifoliumEurhynchium exasperatumEurhynchium praelongumEurhynchium stokesiiEurhynchium stokesii var. teneriffaeRhynchostegium praelongumRhynchostegium royaeRhynchostegium stokesiiCampylium serratumRhynchostegium bifariellumBryhnia stokesiiRigodium crassicostatumStokesiella praelongaOxyrrhynchium biformeOxyrrhynchium praelongumOxyrrhynchium praelongum var. stokesiiOxyrrhynchium serratumEurhynchium praelongum var. praelongum