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Delicate Fern Moss

Thuidium delicatulum (Hedw.) Schimp.
Delicate Fern Moss
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Thuidium delicatulum (Hedw.) Schimp., known as Delicate Fern Moss, is a species in the family Thuidiaceae. It is widely distributed in North and South America, ranging from Alaska to Brazil.

Description

Thuidium delicatulum is a moss species found in regions including Labrador, Québec, parts of Colombia, Belgium, and several other locations across North and South America. It was first described in 1852 and belongs to the genus Thuidium. The species is commonly referred to as Delicate Fern Moss in English.

Other common names

Delicate Fern MossDelicate Thuidium MossDelicate Tamarisk-moss

Distribution

Labrador · Québec · BR · Pico Island · Charalá | Floridablanca | Los Santos | Onzaga | Santa Bárbara | Tona · Flanders · SE · Vermont-US · Prince Edward Islands · Antioquia, Boyacá, Caldas, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima, Valle · NO · DK · Belgium · Walloon Region · Armenia | Pasto

Synonyms

Tamariscella pseudoaequatorialisTamariscella tripinnataTamariscella ventrifoliaHypnum delicatulumThuidium erectumThuidium iyoenseThuidium planopterisThuidium pseudoaequatorialeThuidium recognitum var. delicatulumThuidium robustumThuidium schlumbergeriThuidium subrobustumThuidium tetracladioidesThuidium tripinnatumThuidium uliginosumThuidium ventrifoliumThuidium virideThuidium xanthobasisThuidium yezoanumThuidium delicatulum var. delicatulumHypnum delicatumHypnum tamariscinum var. delicatulumLeskea delicatulaHypnum erectumTamariscella pseudoaequatorialis var. casuarinaThuidium delicatulum var. parvulumThuidium delicatulum var. repensThuidium delicatulum f. rigidulumThuidium delicatulum f. tamarisciformeThuidium pseudoaequatoriale var. casuarinum

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