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Broom Moss Description


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Broom Moss Description. It commonly grows in the woods forming large and. Known for its unique morphology.

About Windswept Broom Moss Maryland Biodiversity Project
About Windswept Broom Moss Maryland Biodiversity Project from www.marylandbiodiversity.com

Dicranum scoparium is a robust densely tufted cushion moss with long narrow leaves that grow asymmetrically like bent swords (falcate) and are all swept to one side of the stem (secund). Known for its unique morphology. Scopa is latin for ‘broom’, the specific name intimates either that the moss looks like a broom or that the leaves appear to have been swept to one side by a broom.

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About Windswept Broom Moss Maryland Biodiversity Project

Broom mosses may range from a yellowish green to a darker, though still vibrant green. Dicranum scoparium, the broom forkmoss, [1] is a species of dicranid moss, native to most of the northern hemisphere as well as oceania. Broom mosses may range from a yellowish green to a darker, though still vibrant green. Known for its unique morphology.

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