Aulacomnium turgidum, commonly called swollen thread-moss or mountain groove-moss, is a species of moss in the family Aulacomniaceae. It is found in the United States, Canada, Russia, Greenland, Norway and Scotland.[1] It was extirpated from England in 1878 and has not reestablished since.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Bryophyta |
| Class: | Bryopsida |
| Subclass: | Bryidae |
| Order: | Rhizogoniales |
| Family: | Aulacomniaceae |
| Genus: | Aulacomnium |
| Species: | A. turgidum
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| Binomial name | |
| Aulacomnium turgidum (Wahlenb.) Schwägr.
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The shoots are up to 10 centimeters (4 inches) tall, with scales blunt, concave, 2.5 to 3 millimeters long and densely overlapping, which gives the shoots a swollen, turgid appearance. It is visually similar to the circumboreal ribbed bog moss (Aulacomnium palustre).[4]
Aulacomnium turgidum grows on alkaline substrates in open habitats on ledges and crags, often in alpine environments.[5]
References
edit- ^ Smithsonian, Encyclopaedia of Life
- ^ "The Species Recovery Trust - Lost Life". Archived from the original on 2019-04-28. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
- ^ "British Bryological Society". Archived from the original on 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
- ^ Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh - Alaucomnium turgidum
- ^ Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh - Alaucomnium turgidum