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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.
- Family
- Grimmiaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- 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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