Racomitrium moss • Racomitrium sudeticum
{sudeticum = for the Sudetenland, where initial specimens collected}
Identification
Racomitrium sudeticum has yellowy-green to dark green or nearly black, irregularly-branching plants. Stem length varies greatly. The leaves are narrow and tipped with fine hairs (to 0.5 mm long) that are either inconspicuous or absent. R. sudeticum has egg-shaped and distinctively short-stalked sporophytes.
Habitat & Range
R. sudeticum forms dense carpets 2-10 cm tall on rock and soil in heaths from subalpine to alpine elevations. It has a circumpolar distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, and in western North America is found south to the Sierra Nevada in California.
Similar Species
Many species of this genus look similar, including yellow-green rock-moss (Racomitrium heterostichum), R. occidentale, and R. brevipes. The short egg-shaped capsules and short, inconspicuous hair tip are distinctive features of R. sudeticum.
iNaturalist
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/167695-Racomitrium-sudeticum
Racomitrium sudeticum has yellowy-green to dark green or nearly black, irregularly-branching plants. Stem length varies greatly. The leaves are narrow and tipped with fine hairs (to 0.5 mm long) that are either inconspicuous or absent. R. sudeticum has egg-shaped and distinctively short-stalked sporophytes.
Habitat & Range
R. sudeticum forms dense carpets 2-10 cm tall on rock and soil in heaths from subalpine to alpine elevations. It has a circumpolar distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, and in western North America is found south to the Sierra Nevada in California.
Similar Species
Many species of this genus look similar, including yellow-green rock-moss (Racomitrium heterostichum), R. occidentale, and R. brevipes. The short egg-shaped capsules and short, inconspicuous hair tip are distinctive features of R. sudeticum.
iNaturalist
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/167695-Racomitrium-sudeticum
References
Bosanquet, S. Racomitrium sudeticum. British Bryological Society. Accessed 06/10/2014.
Racomitrium sudeticum (Funck) B. & S. in B.S.G. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Ed.). E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Accessed 06/10/2014.
Wagner, D. (2007). Racomitrium sudeticum (Funck) Bruch &. Schimp. in B.S.G. Guide to Racomitrium of Oregon. Fernzenmosses. Northwest Botanical Institute, Eugene, OR. Accessed 06/10/2014.
Authors and editors of page
Kelly Fretwell, Ian Cruickshank, and Brian Starzomski
Bosanquet, S. Racomitrium sudeticum. British Bryological Society. Accessed 06/10/2014.
Racomitrium sudeticum (Funck) B. & S. in B.S.G. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Ed.). E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Accessed 06/10/2014.
Wagner, D. (2007). Racomitrium sudeticum (Funck) Bruch &. Schimp. in B.S.G. Guide to Racomitrium of Oregon. Fernzenmosses. Northwest Botanical Institute, Eugene, OR. Accessed 06/10/2014.
Authors and editors of page
Kelly Fretwell, Ian Cruickshank, and Brian Starzomski