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aongstroemia moss

Scientific Name: Aongstroemia

Family: Dicranaceae

Category: Moss

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Aongstroemia longipes: Sprig-moss

Aongstroemia longipes, commonly known as Sprig-moss or aongstroemia moss, is a small moss species belonging to the family Dicranaceae.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Aongstroemia longipes (Somm.) Bruch &amp Schimp.
  • Family: Dicranaceae
  • Class: Bryopsida
  • Order: Dicranales
  • Genus: Aongstroemia
  • Synonyms: Anomobryum uncinifolium, Aongstroemia uncinifolia, Aongstroemia persquarrosa (also referenced as Dichodontium persquarrosum)

Distribution and Habitat

  • This moss is found in various locations, including Norway (Austerdalsisen), Russia (including Chuckotka), Australia, the United States, and Iceland.
  • It has been recorded in North America, north of Mexico, and is present in Central America.
  • Aongstroemia longipes has been found at Uirige dam, near Ben Lawers, Perthshire.
  • This species colonizes sediments and can be found in depressions where water ponds during heavy rain.
  • Other species within the genus Aongstroemia have been recorded at high altitudes, such as 19,800 feet a.s.l. in the case of Aongstroemia julacea.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Aongstroemia longipes is a small moss, typically around 5 mm in size.
  • It forms lax, pale green tufts or open patches.
  • The plants are slender, erect, and yellowish-green, growing in loose tufts.
  • Stems are julaceous.

Ecological Role

  • Aongstroemia longipes is an environmentally-sensitive colonizer of sediments.
  • It can be found in the initial stages of colonization.

Interactions with Other Organisms

  • Mentioned in the context of moss flora consisting of an estimated 400 species.

Further Information

  • Information can be found in the Moss Flora of North America North of Mexico, Vol. 1.
  • The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) contains information about Aongstroemia longipes (TSN 547540).
  • The MOST: Moss TROPICOS Database in Catalog of Life 2011 recognizes this species.
  • Further information may be available on the Australian New Crops Web Site.
  • British Database of World Flora lists species of the Genus Aongstroemia and the Family Dicranaceae.