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calcareous brachythecium moss
Scientific Name: Brachythecium calcareum
Family: Brachytheciaceae
Category: Moss
Growth: Nonvascular
Duration:
Other Names:
Calcareous Brachythecium Moss
This page provides information about the moss species Brachythecium calcareum, commonly known as calcareous brachythecium moss.
Considerations for Pets
- As a moss, Brachythecium calcareum lacks thorns, sharp edges, and other potentially harmful physical characteristics commonly associated with vascular plants.
Scientific Classification
- Scientific Name: Brachythecium calcareum Kindb.
- Common Name: Calcareous Brachythecium Moss
- Family: Brachytheciaceae
- Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 16252
- Synonyms:
- Brachythecium flexicaule (redirected name)
- Other Brachythecium Species Mentioned:
- Brachythecium acuminatum (acuminate brachythecium moss)
- Brachythecium albicans
- Brachythecium appleyardiae (Mrs. Appleyard's moss)
- Brachythecium glareosum
- Brachythecium laetum
- Brachythecium mildeanum
- Brachythecium nelsonii (Nelson's brachythecium moss)
- Brachythecium oedipodium (brachythecium moss)
- Brachythecium oxycladon
- Brachythecium rivulare
- Brachythecium rutabulum
- Brachythecium salebrosum (Rough Moss, Cedar Moss, Golden Ragged Moss)
- Brachythecium salebrosum var. densum
- Brachythecium turgidum (Stiff brachythecium moss)
- Brachythecium velutinum
Distribution and Habitat
- Brachythecium calcareum is often found in moist, shaded calcareous habitats.
- It can be found on wet calcareous soil and rocks in alpine and sub-alpine meadows and fens.
- It has been found in south-western Finland, growing on calcareous soil in rich deciduous forests.
- B. velutinum is a common moss in lowland Britain, B. calcareum is similar, but is known only from calcareous rocks in two localities
Ecological Role
- It is associated with calcareous fens, peat-forming ecosystems fed by calcareous groundwater.
- It is found in calcareous grasslands.
Morphological Characteristics
- Leaves may be transversely wrinkled.
- Plants can be up to 4-5 mm wide.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- It can grow alongside other mosses like Cratoneuron filicinum and Brachythecium rivulare.
- Associated with land snails due to the calcareous bedrock.