Kneiff'S Feather-Moss
Leptodictyum riparium (Hedw.) Warnst.
Leptodictyum riparium, known as Kneiff's Feather-Moss, is a moss species with a cosmopolitan distribution, absent only from the Pacific Islands and Australia. It is commonly found in lakes and rivers, including in Minnesota, and is present in regions such as Mexico, Guatemala, the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Peru, and Brazil. The species was published in 1906 and belongs to the Amblystegiaceae family.
Description
Leptodictyum riparium is a moss species that occurs in various regions across the globe, including Labrador, Québec, São Miguel Island, Terceira Island, Madeira Island, Flanders, Belgium, and several other locations. It is absent from the Pacific Islands and Australia. This moss is typically found in aquatic environments such as lakes and rivers. The species was first described in 1906 and is part of the Amblystegiaceae family. It is also known by the common names Kneiff's feathermoss, streamside leptodictyum moss, stringy moss, and knapwort.
Other common names
riparian feather mossKneiff'S Feather-MossStreamside Leptodictyum Moss
Distribution
Labrador · Québec · BR · São Miguel Island · Terceira Island · Madeira Island · TW · Tona · Flanders · SE · Vermont-US · Cundinamarca · NO · DK · Belgium · Brussels-Capital Region · Flemish Region
Synonyms
Hypnum afrofluitansAmblystegium afrofluitansAmblystegium ambiguumAmblystegium brachypelmatumAmblystegium brachyphyllumAmblystegium brevinerveAmblystegium brevipesAmblystegium finnmarchicumAmblystegium floridanumAmblystegium gallicumAmblystegium hausmanniiAmblystegium laxireteAmblystegium leptophyllumAmblystegium madeirenseAmblystegium mexicanumAmblystegium muelleriAmblystegium obtusumAmblystegium octodiceroidesAmblystegium riparioidesAmblystegium ripariumAmblystegium riparium subsp. hausmanniiAmblystegium riparium var. brachythecioidesAmblystegium riparium var. elongatumAmblystegium riparium var. floridanumAmblystegium riparium var. hausmanniiAmblystegium riparium var. vacillansAmblystegium sapjehiniiAmblystegium tenuisetumAmblystegium vacillansAmblystegium varium subsp. leptophyllum