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White moss
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Mosses

White moss

Leucobryum albidum (Brid. ex P.Beauv.) Lindb.

Names

EnglishWhite moss
DutchFijn kussentjesmos
Spanish—
Chinese—
Scientific nameLeucobryum albidum (Brid. ex P.Beauv.) Lindb.

About this species

Leucobryum albidum (common name pincushion moss) is a species of moss with a wide distribution in the northern and southern hemispheres. This plant first appeared in scientific literature as Dicranum albidum in 1805 published by the French naturalist Palisot de Beauvois.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumBryophyta
ClassBryopsida
OrderDicranales
FamilyLeucobryaceae
GenusLeucobryum

In Suriname

1Records in Suriname
1997First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Para1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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