Racomitrium canescens

Description

Medium-sized moss.

Size

2–10 cm.

Stem

Upright or ascending, with few, short branches up the stem.

Leaf

Leaves roughened and mat, pale yellowish green, 2–3 mm long, with variable hair point at the end.

Sporangium

Seta yellowish or reddish brown. Capsule upright, egg-shaped.

Source: Pinkka e-learning: A Nordic bryophytes and lichens - Racomitrium-Scorpidium CC BY 4.0

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Scientific name
Racomitrium canescens
Author
(Hedw.) Brid.
Vernacular names
  • hietikkotierasammal (Finnish)
  • sandraggmossa (Swedish)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.43962
Taxon rank
species
Occurrence in Finland
Published from Finland
Status in Finland
  • Stable population
Finnish Regional Red List Category
  • 2019 LC – Least Concern
  • 2010 LC – Least Concern
  • 2000 LC – Least Concern
Experts
  • Sanna Huttunen
  • Kati Pihlaja
DNA barcode sequences
Racomitrium canescens
27 public records
Niphotrichum canescens
5 public records
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