Maryland Biodiversity Project - Pincushion Moss (Leucobryum glaucum)

Pincushion Moss Leucobryum glaucum (Hedw.) Ångstr.

Kingdom Plantae > Division Bryophyta > Class Bryopsida > Order Dicranales > Family Leucobryaceae > Genus Leucobryum Pincushion Moss - Leucobryum glaucum - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/10874

Pincushion Moss usually forms dense, gray-green mounds. It grows on soil or wood.

There are 66 records in the project database.

Leucobryum glaucum growing in Garrett Co., Maryland (10/15/2014). Determined by Sue Studlar/WVU. Photo by Boyer and McDowell. (MBP list)

Leucobryum glaucum in Harford, Maryland (6/24/2014). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Leucobryum glaucum in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/25/2014). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Leucobryum glaucum in Frederick Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by John Hall. (MBP list)

Leucobryum glaucum in Charles Co., Maryland (1/22/2021). (c) johnbotany, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by John Hall. (MBP list)

Leucobryum glaucum in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/27/2019). (c) kwixted0, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Kerry Wixted. (MBP list)

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