meesia moss
Meesia triquetra (L. ex Jolycl.) Ångstr.
Meesia triquetra, known as meesia moss, is a species of moss found in higher latitudes across the Northern Hemisphere. It is part of the family Meesiaceae and was first described in 1844.
Description
Meesia triquetra is a moss species that grows in regions such as Labrador, Québec, parts of Europe including Flanders, Southeastern countries, Norway, Denmark, and in Vermont, United States. It belongs to the genus Meesia and is characterized by its three-ranked growth pattern. The species is commonly referred to as three-ranked hump-moss in scientific literature.
Other common names
three-angled thread mossThreeranked HumpmossThree-ranked Hump-mossmeesia moss
Distribution
Labrador · Québec · Flanders · SE · NO · DK · Vermont-US
Synonyms
Meesia tschuctschicaMnium triquetrumMeesia trifariaBryum triquetrumDichodontium pellucidum var. lamyiMeesia trifaria f. crassifoliaMeesia trifaria f. giganteaMeesia trifaria f. timmioidesMeesia triquetra f. crassifoliaMeesia triquetra f. giganteaMeesia triquetra var. timmioidesMeesia tristicha var. giganteaMeesia tristicha var. purpusiiMeesia tristicha var. timmioidesMeesia triquetra var. gigantea
