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Warnstorfia exannulata
Also called Hooked spring moss, Ringless hook-moss, Ringless Spoon Moss
Warnstorfia exannulata is a leafy branching wetland moss in the genus Warnstorfia within the family Amblystegiaceae and class Bryopsida. This bryopsida moss is also known as ringless-hook moss or Warnstorfia moss. It is the most common species of the genus in wetland environments and can be difficult to distinguish from others within the genus. It grows in acidic soils like fens and bogs, or in freshwater pools and lakes.
W. exannulata bipolar and mainly found in the Northern Hemisphere. It is readily found from high arctic latitudes and down into temperate regions across Canada, the Northern United States of America, Northern Europe through to the Iberian Peninsula, and Northern Asia. It has also been found in intermediate populations in more southern latitudes but only in alpine environments. These populations are in South America, Asia, Southern Australia, and Southern New Zealand.
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