Lapland Amphidium Moss
Amphidium lapponicum (Hedw.) Schimp.
Amphidium lapponicum, known as Lapland Amphidium Moss, is a species of moss in the family Amphidiaceae. It was first described in 1856 and is native to regions including Québec, Labrador, Vermont in the United States, and parts of Scandinavia.
Description
Amphidium lapponicum belongs to the genus Amphidium and is part of the bryophyte family Amphidiaceae. This moss species is distributed across several regions, including Québec, Labrador, the U.S. state of Vermont, and parts of northern Europe. Its scientific name was established in 1856 by Schimp., with the original description based on material attributed to Hedw. The species is commonly referred to as Lapland Amphidium Moss in both English and other languages.
Other common names
Lapland yoke mossLapland Amphidium MossLapland Yoke-Moss
Distribution
Québec · Labrador · SE · Vermont-US · NO
Synonyms
Amphidium crispatumAmphidium sublapponicumAmphoridium crispatumAmphoridium lapponicumAmphoridium sublapponicumAnictangium lapponicumAnoectangium lapponicumZygodon crispatusZygodon lapponicusZygodon sublapponicusDidymodon lapponicusDidymodon turgescensBryum lapponicumGymnostomum lapponicumCylicocarpus lapponicusHymenostylium lapponicumSchistidium striatumAnictangium striatumGymnostomum striatumAmphidium lapponicum var. crispatumHedwigia costata