white moss
Leucobryum albidum
Leucobryum albidum (common name pincushion moss) is a species of moss with a wide distribution in the northern and southern hemispheres. This plant first appeared in scientific literature as Dicranum albidum in 1805 published by the French naturalist Palisot de Beauvois.
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Range & habitat
Pincushion moss is native to and prolific in the Eastern and Midwestern United States, including the states of Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Washington D.C., Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin. Elsewhere in North America, it can be found less commonly in Ontario, Canada and is most commonly Southeast of the United States in areas such as Mexico (Tamaulipas), West Indies, Bermuda, Central America. It is also common through Europe into Asia.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 164650.