Rose Moss
Rhodobryum roseum (Hedw.) Limpr.
Rhodobryum roseum (Hedw.) Limpr., known as rose moss, is a moss species in the family Bryaceae. It is distributed in regions including BR, TW, Flanders, SE, Vermont-US, Cundinamarca, NO, DK, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Belgium, and Walloon Region. This species is commonly found in woods and sheltered grassy areas. It rarely produces sporophytes and spore cases, and primarily reproduces vegetatively through stolons, which root at the nodes and form populations of plants that are sterile or only female.
Description
Rhodobryum roseum is a moss species belonging to the family Bryaceae. It is found in various regions across the world, including BR, TW, Flanders, SE, Vermont-US, Cundinamarca, NO, DK, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Belgium, and Walloon Region. This species is typically found in woods and sheltered grassy areas. It rarely forms sporophytes and spore cases, and its primary mode of reproduction is vegetative, through stolons—horizontal stems that root at the nodes and produce populations of plants that are either sterile or only female. The species was first described in 1892.
Other common names
Rose MossRose Rhodobryum MossRose-Moss
Distribution
BR · TW · Flanders · SE · Vermont-US · Cundinamarca · NO · DK · Grand Duchy of Luxembourg · Belgium · Walloon Region
Synonyms
Hypnum roseumRhodobryum roseum var. brachycarpumBryum roseumBryum roseum var. brachycarpumMnium proliferumMnium roseumPolla roseaBryum proliferumRhodobryum roseum var. leptostomumMnium serpyllifolium var. proliferum