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cynodontium moss

Cynodontium tenellum (Schimp.) Limpr.
cynodontium moss
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Cynodontium tenellum is a moss species in the family Rhabdoweisiaceae. It is commonly known as cynodontium moss and was first described in 1877. The species is found in Labrador, Québec, Southeastern and Northern Europe, Vermont (United States), and Denmark.

Description

Cynodontium tenellum belongs to the genus Cynodontium and is part of the bryophyte family Rhabdoweisiaceae. It has a circumboreal to temperate distribution, occurring in regions such as Labrador and Québec in Canada, parts of the United States including Vermont, as well as in Northern and Southeastern Europe and Denmark. The species was formally published in 1877 and is known by the common name cynodontium moss in English.

Other common names

delicate dogtooth mossDelicate Dog-Toothcynodontium moss

Distribution

Labrador · Québec · SE · NO · Vermont-US · DK

Synonyms

Cynodontium nigricansCynodontium polycarpon var. tenellumCynodontium subalpestreOncophorus polycarpos subsp. nigricansOncophorus tenellusCynodontium torquescensOncophorus polycarpos subsp. tenellusOncophorus torquescensCynodontium subulatumCynodontium gracilescens var. pusillumCynodontium polycarpon subsp. torquescens

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