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Leucolepis acanthoneura
Leucolepis umbrella moss is a small, glossy, tree-shaped moss native to the wet forests of the Pacific Coast of Canada and the United States. It thrives in constant moisture and shade, growing on logs, rocks and moist soil.
Leucolepis acanthoneura is a species of moss in the family Mniaceae. It is known as leucolepis umbrella moss or Menzies' tree moss (from its synonym, Leucolepis menziesii). It is endemic to the Pacific Coast in Canada and the United States.
Leucolepis acanthoneura is found frequently in moist lowland rainforests, where it can form large populations on logs, boulders, wet organic soil, compacted soil and humus. Occasionally it extends upwards onto the lower portions of tree trunks.
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