Moss 3 - 1. Leucobryum glaucum

Moss 3 - Leucobryum glaucum  




















Figure 1: Leucobryum glaucum  

Name: Leucobryum glaucum 
Common Name: Pincushion moss
Family: Leucobryaceae 
Collection Date:10/20/2016
Habitat: Base of Pin oak tree, near a swamp
Location: 3-D Ranch Bristolville, OH
Description: Tall, almost trailing whitish-green moss













Figure2: Stem measurement in cm

Keying Guide used: McKnight, K. B. & Rohrer, J. R. & Ward, K. M. & Perdrizet, W. J.(2013). Common Mosses of the Northeast and Appalachians. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Retrieved October 12, 2016, from Project MUSE database.
Keying Steps: From: Common Mosses of the Northeast and Appalachians p 17. acrocarp Lance-leafed with no midrib - Key II p 342-350 1.) Plants gray or whitish green (dry) to light green (wet); shoots very densely packed together forming domed mounds; leaves tubular in upper half and seemingly with out midrib...2 2.) Stems 1-9 cm tall; leaves 4-8 cm long; rarely with capsules... Leucobryum glaucum 
Keying Guide Source: McKnight, K. B. & Rohrer, J. R. & Ward, K. M. & Perdrizet, W. J.(2013). Common Mosses of the Northeast and Appalachians. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Retrieved October 12, 2016, from Project MUSE database.
Source for family Name:Orthotrichum stellatum Brid. (n.d.). Retrieved October 10, 2016, from http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ORST3