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Grimmia plagiopodia
Grimmia plagiopodia is a small dry rock moss that forms dense, rounded dark green to brown cushions on exposed rock. It is a species, not a flowering plant, and is grown only in the sense of protecting or propagating it on suitable rock or stone surfaces.
Grimmia plagiopodia is a species of moss in the family Grimmiaceae. It was first described by Johann Hedwig in 1801 in his book 'Species muscorum frondosorum'.
Grimmia plagiopodia has a bipolar, sparse distribution (present only in temperate and cold regions); being widespread in the Northern Hemisphere, particularly in Europe and North America , but rare in the Southern Hemisphere, where it occurs in New Zealand’s South Island and sparsely in Antarctica. It grows across a broad elevation range of around 50-2400m, often spotted in meadow or prairie-like sites .
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