Rhizomnium glabrescens

Rhizomnium glabrescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Bryophyta
Class:	Bryopsida
Subclass:	Bryidae
Order:	Bryales
Family:	Mniaceae
Genus:	Rhizomnium
Species:	R. glabrescens
Binomial name
	Rhizomnium glabrescens; (Kindb.) T.J.Kop.

Rhizomnium glabrescens, also called fan moss or large leafy moss, is a species of moss in the genus Rhizomnium.^[1]

Description

These plants are upright, unbranched and unisexual. Their stems are naked, up to 3 cm high, are shiny and have large leaves. Male plants have large, rose-like clusters of leaves at the tip while female plants have capsules. It is very common on rotting logs, humus and soil over rocks in low- and middle-elevation forests. It is the most common species of leafy moss in low-elevation forests. ^[2]

References

^ "fan moss (Rhizomnium glabrescens)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
^ Plants of the Pacific Northwest coast : Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska. MacKinnon, A. (Andrew), 1956-, Pojar, Jim, 1948-, Alaback, Paul B. Richmond, Wash.: Lone Pine Publishing. 1994. ISBN 1-55105-040-4. OCLC 30357470.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

[1] "fan moss (Rhizomnium glabrescens)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2020-01-01.

[2] Plants of the Pacific Northwest coast : Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska. MacKinnon, A. (Andrew), 1956-, Pojar, Jim, 1948-, Alaback, Paul B. Richmond, Wash.: Lone Pine Publishing. 1994. ISBN 1-55105-040-4. OCLC 30357470.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

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