Andreaea nitida
Slender Rock Moss
Andreaea alpestris
(Thed.) Schimp. Species
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- Botanical name
- Andreaea alpestris
- Also known as
- Slender Rock Moss, Slender Rock-Moss
- Family
- Andreaeaceae
- Genus
- Andreaea
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Slender Rock Moss
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Andreaea alpestris but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Andreaea alpestris var. ferruginea
Andreaea petrophila subsp. alpestris
Andreaea petrophila var. alpestris
Andreaea petrophila var. heteromalla
Andreaea rupestris f. ferruginea
Andreaea rupestris subsp. alpestris
Andreaea rupestris var. alpestris
Others in Andreaea
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