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Hedwigia stellata
Scientific Name: Hedwigia stellata
Family: Hedwigiaceae
Category: Moss
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Hedwigia stellata
Hedwigia stellata, commonly known as Starry Hoar-moss, is a species of moss belonging to the Hedwigiaceae family.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Hedwigia stellata
- Authority: Hedenaes
- Rank: Species
- Family: Hedwigiaceae
- Synonyms: Hedwigia ciliata auct. non (Hedw.) P.Beauv. pro parte, Hedwigia ciliata sensu Paton 1969a: 743
- Other Names: Hedwigia stellata Hedenas
Distribution and Habitat
- Hedwigia stellata is found in various locations, including the British Isles, where it is common and widely distributed.
- It has been identified in the islands of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland.
- Specific locations include coastal heaths on the Tayvallich peninsula and rocky outcrops at the base of Loudoun Hill.
- It is also found on granite blocks exposed to the south.
- It is considered a temperate European element.
Morphological Characteristics
- The shoots of H. stellata are 3-10 cm long and irregularly branched, forming loose tufts and patches.
- They are described as glaucous.
- Leaves are 1.5-2.5 mm long.
- Leaf margins are recurved to mid-leaf, plane mid-leaf, and erect to incurved in the acumen.
- Leaves have teeth.
Ecological Role
- It often grows on siliceous rock.
Further Information
- British Bryological Society Checklist of British and Irish Bryophytes
- Tropicos nomenclature
- CalPhotos
- Bryophyte Flora of North America
- Google Scholar
- NYBG Virtual Herbarium
- Musum national d'Histoire naturelle