floating hook moss
Warnstorfia fluitans (Hedw.) Loeske
Warnstorfia fluitans, known as floating hook moss, is a moss species found in acidic environments worldwide, excluding Antarctica. It was first described in 1907 and belongs to the family Calliergonaceae.
Description
Warnstorfia fluitans is a moss species that thrives in acidic habitats and is distributed across multiple regions, including Labrador, Québec, various islands in the Azores, parts of the United States, and several countries in Europe and South America. It is commonly referred to as floating hook moss or water hook moss. This species is notable for its wide geographic range, spanning multiple continents.
Other common names
floating hook mossFloating Hook-Mosswarnstorfia mosswater hook-moss
Distribution
Labrador · Québec · Faial Island · Flores Island · Pico Island · São Jorge Island · São Miguel Island · Terceira Island · Encino · Flanders · SE · Vermont-US · Tasco · Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Magdalena, Nariño, Tolima · NO · DK · Grand Duchy of Luxembourg · Belgium · Flemish Region · Pasto
Synonyms
Amblystegium andinumAmblystegium berggreniiAmblystegium fluitansAmblystegium fuegianumHypnum berggreniiHypnum bohemicumHypnum exannulatum var. falcifoliumHypnum exannulatum var. holleriHypnum exannulatum var. swartziiHypnum fluitansHypnum fluitans subsp. berggreniiHypnum fluitans var. amphibiumHypnum fluitans var. aurantiacumHypnum fluitans var. bohemicumHypnum fluitans var. jeanbernatiiHypnum fluitans var. paludosumHypnum fluitans var. pseudorufescensHypnum fluitans var. robertsiaeHypnum fluitans var. swartziiHypnum fuegianumHypnum heinrichii-schulzeiHypnum jamesiiDichelyma swartziiWarnstorfia pseudorufescensWarnstorfia schulzeiWarnstorfia serrataHypnum scopariumDrepanocladus andinusDrepanocladus arnelliiDrepanocladus aurantiacus
