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arctoa moss
Scientific Name: Arctoa
Family: Dicranaceae
Category: Moss
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Arctoa Moss: An Overview
This page provides information about the moss genus Arctoa, including various species and their characteristics.
Considerations for Pets
- As mosses, Arctoa species typically grow on rocks and other surfaces. Their presence in a garden setting should be assessed in consideration of other landscape features.
Nomenclature and Taxonomy
- Scientific Name: Arctoa Bruch & Schimp.
- Common Name: Arctoa Moss
- Family: Dicranaceae
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
- Arctoa belongs to the class Bryopsida (True Mosses).
- Synonyms for Arctoa fulvella include Dicranum fulvellum.
Species
- Arctoa fulvella (Dicks.) Bruch & Schimp.
- Common Name: Arctic Fork-moss, Tawny Fork Moss
- Arctoa hyperborea (With.) Bruch & Schimp.
- Arctoa anderssonii Wich.
- Common Name: Andersson's Arctoa Moss
Distribution and Habitat
- Arctoa is found in the USA and Canada.
- Arctoa fulvella has been newly reported in Tierra del Fuego, indicating a bipolar distribution.
- Arctoa is rarely encountered on moist alpine rocks in the extreme north of California.
Morphological Characteristics
- Arctoa fulvella has a wide-mouthed capsule.
- Arctoa species can form erect, dense tufts.
Ecological Role
- There is concern that Arctoa hyperborea may have already disappeared in some areas due to climate change.
- Southern species may compete with fell species.
Further Information
- Tropicos database.
- UAM Herbarium (ALA), Cryptogam Collection (Arctos).
- Flora of Russia project supported by the Russian Academy of Sciences. Contact M. Ignatov at misha_ignatov@list.ru.