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Snow rock-moss
Andreaea nivalis
About
Andreaea nivalis, commonly known as snow rock-moss, is a species of moss in the Andreaea family found in Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington, Greenland, Spain, Japan, Russia and Poland. It is black and reddish, dioicous, and grows on wet, acidic rocks. It is threatened by droughts and global warming, and is a near-threatened species on the IUCN red list.
- Family
- Andreaeaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Andreaea nivalis
- Slug
- andreaea-nivalis
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Andreaeaceae
- Genus
- Andreaea
- Species
- nivalis
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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