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Racomitrium lanuginosum

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Racomitrium lanuginosum is a widespread species of moss found in montane and arctic tundra, the genus Racomitrium is found across the Northern and Southern hemispheres., however Racomitrium lanuginosum is only found in the Northern hemisphere. It grows as large mats on exposed rock and in boulder scree, particularly on acidic rocks. Its leaves have a characteristically decurrent and toothed hair-point, which gives rise to its regional common names woolly fringemoss, hoary rock-moss and woolly moss.

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Ecology

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Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Racomitrium lanuginosum
Slug
racomitrium-lanuginosum
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Grimmiaceae
Genus
Racomitrium
Species
lanuginosum
Wikidata QID
Q3024247
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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