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Blandow's helodium moss
Scientific Name: Helodium blandowii var. helodioides
Family: Helodiaceae
Category: Moss
Growth: Nonvascular
Duration:
Other Names:
Blandow's Helodium Moss (Helodium blandowii)
Helodium blandowii, commonly known as Blandow's helodium moss, is a rare moss found in various regions.
Common Names
- Blandow's helodium moss
- Blandow's tamarisk-moss
- Blandow's bogmoss
- Blandow's feathermoss
- Wetland plume moss
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Helodium blandowii (F. Weber & D. Mohr) Warnst.
- Family: Helodiaceae
- Division: Bryophyta
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Rank: Species
- Synonyms: Hypnum blandowii
- Varieties:
- Helodium blandowii var. blandowii (F. Weber & D. Mohr) Warnst.
- Helodium blandowii var. elodioides
Distribution and Habitat
- This moss is considered rare.
- It is found in the Western U.S., including Oregon and California.
- It occurs in wetlands and riparian areas.
- It has a circumboreal distribution.