leucobryum moss
Leucobryum albidum (Brid. ex P.Beauv.) Lindb.
Leucobryum albidum is a moss species found across multiple regions in both the northern and southern hemispheres. It was first described as Dicranum albidum in 1805 by Palisot de Beauvois, and later reclassified under the genus Leucobryum by Lindb. in 1863.
Description
Leucobryum albidum belongs to the family Leucobryaceae and is known by the common name leucobryum moss. It is distributed in areas including Brazil, Québec, several islands in the Azores, and parts of the United States and Norway. The species was formally published in 1863.
Other common names
White Mossleucobryum moss
Distribution
BR · Québec · Faial Island · Flores Island · Pico Island · Santa Maria Island · São Jorge Island · São Miguel Island · Terceira Island · Bolívar · Vermont-US · NO
Synonyms
Dicranum albidumDicranum glaucum var. pumilumLeucobryum glaucum var. albidumLeucobryum goyazenseLeucobryum madeirenseLeucobryum pumilumLeucobryum sediformeLeucobryum vulgare var. minusDicranum glaucum var. albidumLeucobryum minusLeucobryum glaucum subsp. albidumLeucobryum glaucum var. minusLeucobryum glaucum var. rupestreLeucobryum minus f. intermediumLeucobryum minus f. pumilumLeucobryum minus var. sediforme