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dichodontium moss
Scientific Name: Dichodontium
Family: Dicranaceae
Category: Moss
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Dichodontium pellucidum
Dichodontium pellucidum, commonly known as Transparent Fork-moss or simply dichodontium moss, is a species of moss belonging to the genus Dichodontium.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Dichodontium pellucidum (Hedw.) Schimp.
- Genus: Dichodontium Schimp.
- Family: Dicranaceae
- Order: Dicranales
- Synonyms:
- Bryum flavescens
- Dicranum pellucidum
- Dichodontium flavescens
- Dichodontium pellucidum var. (Note: The full varietal name is not provided in the text.)
Distribution and Habitat
Dichodontium pellucidum is found in various locations, including:
- Sipsey Wilderness of Alabama, where it grows on streamside boulders in sandstone canyons.
- Sea level cliffs and bluffs.
- Ben Lawers (specific location mentioned in relation to flushed habitats).
- Avery's Wood, Kent, growing on stones along the bed of a gill.
- Wet habitats such as marshy ditches and flushed grasslands.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Plants are small to medium-sized, ranging from yellowish green to dark green.
- They grow in compact or dense formations.
- Leaves are pale green and curve away from the stem.
- All three species of the genus Dichodontium have an irregular arrangement of teeth in the distal portion of the leaves.
Ecology
Dichodontium pellucidum forms the basis of peatlands in Scotland.
Related Species
- Dichodontium olympicum Ren. & Card. (Olympic dichodontium moss)
- Dichodontium integrum
Further Information
- Catalogue of Life China, 2013 Annual Checklist.
- British Bryological Society Checklist of British and Irish Bryophytes.
- USDA resources.