Leucobryum glaucum, commonly known as leucobryum moss or pin cushion moss, is a species of haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) with a wide distribution in eastern North America and Europe.[1][2][3] It inhabits temperate forests in the Northern Hemisphere, and its structure allows it to absorb metal ions.[4][5]

Leucobryum glaucum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Subclass: Dicranidae
Order: Dicranales
Family: Leucobryaceae
Genus: Leucobryum
Species:
L. glaucum
Binomial name
Leucobryum glaucum
(Hedw.) Ångstr.
Synonyms
  • Dicranum glaucum Hedw.
  • Glaucodipsis frigida K.F. Schimp.

References

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  1. ^ "Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr. — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  2. ^ "Tropicos | Name - !Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  3. ^ "Leucobryum glaucum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. ^ Rice, S. K., and N. Schneider. 2004. Cushion size, surface roughness, and the control of water balance and carbon flux in the cushion moss Leucobryum glaucum (Leucobryaceae). American Journal of Botany 91(8): 1164–1172. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.91.8.1164
  5. ^ Buljubasic, A., V. Stuhli, A. Dozic, M. Zohorovic, and A. Odobasic. 2022. Leucobryum glauculum moss as a biosorbent for removal of water hardness. Journal of Sustainable Technologies and Materials 3(22): 11-16. https://doi.org/10.57131/jstm.2022.3.2
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