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Square goose neck moss

Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus

Also called Springy Turf Moss

Square goose neck moss
Photo: Michael Becker, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Hylocomiaceae (Hylocomi family)

About

Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus is a species of moss known as springy turf-moss in the United Kingdom, and square goose neck moss in the United States. It is widespread in Eurasia and North America, and has been introduced to the Southern Hemisphere. It has broad ecological tolerances, and is usually found in man-made habitats such as lawns and golf courses. It is most closely related to R. subpinnatus, with which it is often confused.

Where it grows

Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus has a circumpolar distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, being found across much of Eurasia, and parts of North America, including British Columbia, Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Newfoundland and Labrador and Greenland.

Other Rhytidiadelphus plants

Goose neck moss · Goose neck moss

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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